Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Louisiana, Ms. Landrieu, for those nice words and also for her leadership. We are all indebted to Senator Landrieu and Ranking Member Snowe for their leadership of the Small Business Committee and in…

We've all been here since January, dutifully collecting paychecks, and no budget for the American public, creating uncertainties in the businesses and keeping job growth down. It's straining our national security forces and making…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Here we are again. At a time when Americans are calling for more jobs to improve the economy, my Republican colleagues want to pass legislation that won't create a single job and that will hurt…

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. With regard to the jobs bill, I acknowledge that that was the bill that my colleague from Texas cited as the one jobs bill the Republicans have brought before us. This was a bill that had dozens…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 241, nays 180, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 181] YEAS--241 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire…

I would like to get some items on the schedule for the gentleman from Dallas during his visit to Colorado as well. I'm the last speaker for my side, and I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any further requests for time.

I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich).

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono).

It is my honor to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

It is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Colorado who serves on the Financial Services Committee, Mr. Perlmutter.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to share with you a few stories from constituents in my district that the HAMP program has helped. My office has helped a number of constituents with this program, and I'm not…

I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Clarke).

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today really troubled because I am opposed to terminating the HAMP program and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. But I am troubled because these programs have actually been…

On rollcall No. 177, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to oppose this continuing resolution. Once again, the majority is reading from a very familiar script that imposes budgetary pain on vulnerable communities that can least endure these budget cuts…

Madam President, I would like to speak this morning on an issue that I believe is of great importance to our economy and to our national security. In recent weeks, we have seen political turmoil in Libya and Egypt and Tunisia and…