a lot of them are hard labor jobs. >> i hope that they would the south carolinian. the last i checked, it was 11.6% unemployment. we are looking to put people back to work in south carolina. bless them. this nation is a nation of immigrants. we have laws to do that. if you want to come into this nation and do it legally, god bless you. if you or knowingly and wantonly -- if your knowingly and wantonly breaking the law, then we will do what needs to be done and that is to enforce the law of this land and get you out of this date. -- out of our state. . . the problem is they turned around and face the fact that there is not a verify system go through. there are penalties if they break that. the problem is they did not put the first dollars in prosecution fund and we started -- until we started looking at the stimulus package last year. that is why the government needs to be accountable. we have to go back can see that it works. we need to make sure we have reports in place to say how many illegal immigrants are here, how many businesses are being fined, and what we're

washington bureaucrats do not know what is best for south carolinians and their families. the government mandate is unconstitutional. i have a solution. siding -- the swap act to repeal the government takeover and replace it with an affordable solution that continues to cover pre-existing condition. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the tpwhobal war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today once again to urge passage of a final bill to impose tough sanctions on iran. a final bill is long overdue. the house passed the iran sanctions act last year and the senate passed the comprehensive iran sanctions accountability in january. iran is not stopping its ruthless quest for nuulear weapons while congress continues to deliberate. we simply cannot allow iran to obtain nuclear weapons. we must act

south carolinian is to serve better and expect more. unfortunately, character does matter. might that to me early on it is the only thing that matters. if there has ever been a time when we need leaders of both reproached it is today. people look and pay attention. we have to turn the page in south carolina. >> the governor of all people is always under a microscope. you have to do the right thing. we have all been subject to unfounded personal attacks. i have one newspaper that has been following my children around for a couple weeks trying to find something. unfortunately, nikki, it is a part of politics but it should not be. if you stand up for the people and you try to attack the problems we have and work hard, we will be all right. >> the next question is directed toward andre bauer. >> your program which is designed to protect senior citizens from fraud has been criticized for duplicating services offered in the private sector. how you reconcile to that for a reduction in government funded public assistance. " the federal government and state government demanded and r

south carolinians are blessed with the best highway system in the country. under my plan, $300 million in public education. a five to one ratio for kids and a 15 to one ratio for smaller classes in the public schools. how can i do this? i am bringing in the money. you have to bring home the bacon. this is not a dream. this can actually happen. athey have no money. >> you have 30 seconds. >> many of the things i think need to happen will not happen until we begin to grow out of our budget deficit. there are things we can do to help that. one thing i am proud to have accomplished was raise the cigarette tax 50 cents, a substantial increase. i proposed raising the national average. we fought for years and that will bring in $120 million and three to one matchess to be truly successful in the public -- program we need, we need comprehensive tax reform. that looks at how we can broaden the taxes will keeping rates low. >-- while keeping rates low. >> these timlin were late because the or part of the budget that was passed. it is funding public education next year

. >> i would hope it would be south carolinian is. last time i looked, our unemployment was 11.6%. we are looking at putting people back to work in south carolina. listen, if they are here legally, god bless them. this nation is a nation of immigrants, and we have laws to do that. if you want to comment legally, god bless you. if you are here illegally, if you are breaking the law, we will do what needs to be done, and that is enforce that law, enforce immigration laws. >> representative haley, of it like to get you to weigh in on the illegal immigration issue. >> i am a co-sponsor of the arizona-style illegal immigration reform. as the daughter of immigrants who came here legally, we are a country of immigrants but we are a country of laws. when you give that up, you are giving up everything your founded on. a >> do you have concerns about enforcement? >> absolutely. there is not a verifying system that small business owners have to go through. the problem is they cannot put the first money into the prosecution found until we start looking at the stimulus package and we saw there w

. >> i hope that they would the south carolinian. the last i checked, it was 11.6% unemployment. we are looking to put people back to work in south carolina. if they are here legally, god bless them. we have laws to do that. if you want to come into this nation and do it legally, god bless you. if you or knowingly and wantonly breaking the law, then we will do what needs to be done and that is to enforce the law of this land and get you out of this date. >> before we move to the next question, i would like you to weigh in on the illegal immigration issue. >> i amoco sponsor the illegal immigration reform. as the daughter of immigrants, we are a country of immigrants, but we are also a country of laws. in when you give up being a country of laws, you give up everything. >> south carolina passed a little reform. there are penalties for breaking that. they did not put the first dollar in the prosecution fund until we start looking at the stimulus package. that is why government needs to be accountable. they cannot just tax something, we have to know that works. the question that you