In that series of books, the crucial conversation line of the books, one of the things he encourages people to do is to find whatever common ground they can reach. I think there is common ground among the American people generally that we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? The Senator from Georgia.

I appreciate the consideration of my colleague from Georgia. Mr. President, I come to the floor because I wish to share with people what I am hearing from my constituents in New Hampshire about the situation we are in in Washington. I have…

Thank you very much for yielding. I rise in opposition to this rule and in opposition to the bill that we will vote on later today. And, yes, the Bush economic policies have really now come home to haunt us. It's shameful that the…

Yes, I am opposed to this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Hochul moves to recommit the bill (S. 627) to the Committee on Rules, with instructions to report the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 183, noes 244, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 676] AYES--183 Ackerman Altmire Andrews Baldwin Bass (CA) Becerra…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, here we are. The eyes of the world are upon us. The eyes of the American people are upon us, but, most importantly, the eyes of the people who put their faith in us in sending us to this institution are…

The Speaker of this Chamber has a choice to make with 3\1/2\ days remaining until we risk default on our debt. And what does that mean to American families? It means higher interest rates on your variable home mortgage. It means higher…

Nearly 8 months ago we stood on the floor of this House led by the Republican majority, swore the oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and even read the Constitution here on the floor of the House. We read in the…

I'm shocked. We spent 4 hours on the floor of the House of Representatives in January reading the Constitution, and now we get to spend a minute debating it. It's pretty amazing how much the folks on the other side value the Constitution…

The majority leader in the Senate has never at any time expressed support for this bill and actually opposes this bill. I would ask the gentleman to clarify that.

The gentleman from Georgia mentioned that the President hasn't introduced a bill. I would just like to point out that the President of the United States cannot introduce a bill in the House or Senate. The President can sign a bill. In…

Again, my colleague from Georgia mentioned that there are no Democrats behind this initiative. Again, Democrats were not consulted or talked to to ask for their support or input into this initiative. And you won't find much support for a…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to a member of the Budget Committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I want to be perfectly clear about what we're talking about here today. From the moment Speaker Boehner walked away from the negotiating table…

Before I begin, I have a point of personal privilege. I thank the gentleman from Texas for the time. We on the Rules Committee and as Members of Congress rely on the hard work of our staff people, particularly on Rules Committee, working…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. We are now 4 days away from an historic, unprecedented, and needless default that could grind this economy to a halt. And yet, even as they…

I have an article entitled, ``Debt Ceiling Impasse Rattles Short-Term Credit Markets,'' again from The New York Times, discussing how this uncertainty that is not being caused by external factors but is being caused by us, by politicians…