If we were to make permanent--as some on the other side of the aisle have stated--all the Bush tax cuts, that adds another $4 trillion to our deficit; is that not correct?

Mr. President, just 3 days ago, a bipartisan majority of the members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform endorsed a package of proposals to reposition our Nation on a more responsible fiscal course. I wish to…

I thank the Senator from Illinois for laying out the facts, but there is one additional fact--again, vis-a-vis the Bush tax cuts--that I think has been absent from some of this debate. The efforts of the Senator from Illinois--Herculean as…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of SFC Barry Edward Jarvis of the U.S. Army and Tell City, IN. Sergeant Jarvis was assigned to the 1st Squadron of the 61st Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY. He…

Mr. President, I am here, like so many of my colleagues today, to talk about the situation in which we find ourselves, where millions of American families and small businesses, on January 1, are going to see a tax increase because the Bush…

Madam President, a number of my colleagues and I are coming to the floor today to discuss a critical national security issue that Senator Kerry has already referenced in his remarks on the Senate floor. It is an issue that requires strong…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to extend our time until 10:20 and to then allow for 5 minutes for the Republicans at the other side of their time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of SSG Kevin Matthew Pape of the U.S. Army and Fort Wayne, IN. Staff Sergeant Pape was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, in the 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. He…

Overall, this is a very strong bill that makes the necessary and responsible investments and that represents a critical step in answering President Obama and First Lady Obama's call to end childhood hunger. For the sake of the health and…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1741 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1741 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in…

I agree with my colleague from California that to the extent we can grow American markets we need to work together in a bipartisan way to do that. I joined my colleague on letters to the President as colleagues on both sides of the aisle…

It is standard and bipartisan practice to consider continuing resolutions under a closed rule. I would say this has been the practice on both sides of the aisle. Republicans have issued closed rules for every continuing resolution that…

I also ask unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 1741. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There was no…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. I yield myself such time as I consume. General Leave

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts and would like to join him in expressing my great honor in having served with the gentleman from Florida. It is my hope that he and I have another opportunity to manage a rule together. It is my…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my opposition to the moratorium on earmarks that has been proposed by many of my colleagues. We have done a lot of crusading around here against these so-called earmarks, or congressionally directed…

George Washington said something which I thought was appropriate to the Cobell settlement. He said, ``The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.'' Today, that is what we are administering--some justice for the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I introduced this legislation to commemorate the life of my constituent, the late Army Colonel George Juskalian, by dedicating the post office of Centreville, Virginia, as the ``Colonel George…