mr. ruiz is richard edward ruiz jr. your true name? >> yes. >> the following day it's preliminary court hearing ruiz was charged with felony possession of narcotics which could carry a lengthy sentence behind bars. he entered a plea of not guilty and had one supporter at the hearing, his girlfriend, samantha dunn, who spoke to us afterwards. >> tell me how you found out that your boyfriend was in jail. >> he was supposed to pick me up from work one day and after work i was waiting outside and an hour had passed and he wasn't there and i knew something was wrong. and so when i got home i found out on the internet that he was arrested. >> what are your biggest fears for him right now? >> i'm just afraid that he's in isolation, just completely -- you know, scared and lonely and doesn't know what's going to happen. and on top of that, i'm afraid of how long he's going to be in jail. that's my biggest fear so far. and that it would change him in any way. i hope it doesn't change his heart. >> i didn't know my girlfriend was going to be in t

mr. ruiz: the republican party has chosen to pay political games with our security by putting poison pill amendments in this bill. they have chosen to advance an extreme agenda instead of doing what needs to be done to protect americans. this bill is a farce that puts scoring political points above safeguarding our communities. this is precisely the type of political gimmick people in the valley and across the country are sick of. the terrorist attacks in paris last week demonstrate how critical it is that the men and women of our law enforcement agencies have the fundings necessary to do their jobs and keep us safe. that is why i urge house republican leadership to allow a vote on a clean, bipartisan homeland security bill that ensures law enforcement, the coast guard and the secret service have the resources they node to protect our communities. it's time to end the political bickering and work toward sensible, pragmatic solutions to keep our homeland security. -- homeland secure. i yield ba

kim ruiz beck representing 300 jobs in dorchester county, from scout boats, mrs.guson representing 2,400 jobs in york county, from the lash group, ms. tracy foster representing 65 jobs in richland county, from the ritedose corp., dr. umesh dalvi representing 615 jobs in aiken county, from medac, mr. bijon memar representing 500 jobs in spartanburg county, from toray carbon fibers america, mr. toshiyuki kondo thank you for making south carolina your home. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the state of our state is inspiring. over the last four years i have had the great privilege of traveling far and wide representing our state and her people. what i've learned is that we're not the only ones who love south carolina. whether i'm in california or connecticut, montreal or minnesota, the story of south carolina's success is front and center. everywhere we go there is excitement - and frankly, not a small amount of envy - over who we are and what we've been able to accomplish. it's a beautiful thing. but last year i got to experience just how far that word is spreadi

kim ruiz beck representing 300 jobs in dorchester county, from scout boats, mrs.guson representing 2,400 jobs in york county, from the lash group, ms. tracy foster representing 65 jobs in richland county, from the ritedose corp., dr. umesh dalvi representing 615 jobs in aiken county, from medac, mr. bijon memar representing 500 jobs in spartanburg county, from toray carbon fibers america, mr. toshiyuki kondo thank you for making south carolina your home. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the state of our state is inspiring. over the last four years i have had the great privilege of traveling far and wide representing our state and her