gowdy. his words are well considered and well made and i think bear out the decision of the people of his district to send him to washington. this is the real chang we face together as a team here in washington and i'm proud to be a member of this team as we take on perhaps the critical issue in our day and our state when it comes to economic development and job growth. i want to do something that we aren't very good at in south carolina. i want to speak bluntly. ordinarily, we don't talk about uncomfortable thing in our state very bluntly, we are more gentlemenly, but i feel excelled to do that. i want to talk about what this says about the current administration's attitude toward business and talk very briefly about why people, not only in south carolina, but people all over this country should be concerned with this lawsuit against boeing by the nlrb. regarding the administration's attitude towards business, i talked several times when i was running for this office with folks in my distri

gowdy: south carolina is full of natural beauty from the mountains to the beaches of our coastal region. it is home to hard-working, loyal, kind-hearted and resilient people. we have wonderful schools, research universities, highly regarded hospitals, medical centers. we have a depth and breadth throughout the state of south carolina as well as the small businesses that are the backbone

they can help us understand whether the complaint has merit. >> reporter: gowdy pressed harder, asking warren what responsibilities consumers have to understand the financial products they're buying. >> is there a duty to educate yourself? yes or no. >> i believe that an empowered consumer is a consumer who can not only protect himself or herself, but one who can change the market. >> mr. chairman, i give up. >> reporter: democrats like maryland's elijah cummings fiercely defended warren, painting her as an underdog taking on the big banks. >> how in world will you be able to compete against this goliath when you are so mismatched? >> reporter: warren said the bureau would use the market, making it easier for consumers to compare prices and understand risks. >> if they have clear and simple information in front of them, if they can make apples-to-apples comparisons, will be able to turn this market around. >> reporter: there are new reports out today that democrats are trying to recruit warren to run for senate in her home state of massachusetts. a spokeswoman for the bureau says warre

gowdy. >> i do wan to say i thank you about what you said about the assistance there and i will share with them the good thoughts. >> thank you very much. >> mr. johnson recognized for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, i welcome you here today. as head of the justice department you are responsible for among other things enforcing federal criminal laws, defending the united states against civil actions, and also protecting our national security. now at a time when your department has been adversely impacted by the ravenous budget cutting, i was puzzled by one of my colleagues on the other side questioning you about the allocation of your precious resources to the issue of adult hard core pornography. and i was -- i really would like to know what is adult hard core pornography. but because my time is limited, i will forego that question. but mr. attorney general over the last couple of years, you have successfully prosecuted many terrorists cases. in fact, under your leadership the justice department has successfully prosecuted more terrorists than any oth

gowdy. >> i do wan to say i thank you about what you said about the assistance there and i will share with them the good thoughts. >> thank youery much. >> mr. johnson recognized for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, i welcome you here today. as head of the justice department you are responsible for among other things enforcing federal criminal laws, defending the united states against civil actions, and also protecting our national security. now at a time when your department has been adversely impacted by the ravenous budget cutting, i was puzzled by one of my colleagues on the other side questioning you about the allocation of your precious resources to the issue of adult hard core pornography. and i was -- i really would like to know what is adult hard core pornography. but because my time is limited, i will forego that question. but mr. attorney general over the last couple of years, you have successfully prosecuted many terrorists cases. in fact, under your leadership the justice department has successfully prosecuted more terrorists than any other

gowdy. >> i do wan to say i thank you about what you said about the assistance there and i will share with them the good thoughts. >> thank you very much. >> mr. johnson recognized for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, i welcome you here today. as head of the justice department you are responsible for among other things enforcing federal criminal laws, defending the united states against civil actions, and also protecting our national security. now at a time when your department has been adversely impacted by the ravenous budget cutting, i was puzzled by one of my colleagues on the other side questioning you about the allocation of your precious resources to the issue of adult hard core pornography. and i was -- i really would like to know what is adult hard core pornography. but because my time is limited, i will forego that question. but mr. attorney general over the last couple of years, you have successfully prosecuted many terrorists cases. in fact, under your leadership the justice department has successfully prosecuted more terrorists than any oth