I commend this bill. This is a bipartisan bill to attempt to prevent a bipartisan epidemic of diabetes from swallowing the next generation. And as Mr. Wamp, who has done a great job, and Mr. Kind, who has done a great job on this bill…

I would like to speak in favor of this resolution that commemorates and honors those who were lost in the Tesoro explosion in Washington State. And this is something that is felt, I think, nationwide. And I appreciate Rick Larsen and his…

I come to the floor to speak against a significant injustice to both American workers and the American taxpayer, and that is the decision by the Air Force to extend the deadline for offering bids for the Air Force's new imperative tanker…

But if Congress does not design it, the EPA is going to do that. And we are not going to vote for bills that do not solve this problem that would strip the EPA of their authority to solve this problem. So we need the Senate to step up to…

We have been doing a lot of work here in the House to try to lead the country forward on energy independence and energy security, but there's been some great local leadership as well. I want to honor today one of those great local leaders…

The next 15 percent, $1,900; the next 4 percent, $4,600; and the next 1 percent, $3,019. In fact, my colleague, who is today on a bill about estuaries trying to fan April 15 into a jihad against supporting Uncle Sam, every single one of…

This discussion has gotten a little bit away from this bill about trying to preserve Americans' estuaries so Americans can go fishing with their kids. It's kind of gotten a little far away from estuaries. I will note that, painful as it is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Ensign and Senator Scott Brown. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Let me just close it down for our side. I say to Senator Brown, it was a great opportunity to travel with him and get to know him and to learn. I thank him so much for being a great part of our team. I also thank Wendy Anderson, who helped…

Senator McCain, along with Senator Brown, spent a lot of time in uniform. I know our Senators felt a special pride in our troops who are serving over there. They are serving with troops from 40 other countries, and not all countries send…

Mr. President, if I can reclaim my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

I see Senator McCain is on the floor, and if I am reading his body language right, it looks like he wants to say something about our visit to Afghanistan and to Pakistan last week. I don't know if he wants to be a part of this colloquy or…

Mr. President, if I may respond, the Senator summed it up very nicely. One of the things Senator Ensign and I and our colleagues discussed with President Karzai and with the military leadership of that country and the civilian leadership…

Mr. President, last week was the second of 2 weeks of the Easter recess. A number of us took that opportunity to travel to places around the world where our Nation is involved and has great interests. Senator Ensign, Senator Scott Brown…

Mr. President, today I honor Butler University's 2010 Men's Basketball team for its historic season which culminated in last week's NCAA championship game in Indianapolis. Although the Bulldogs narrowly lost to the Duke University Blue…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady for yielding and for her outstanding leadership on behalf of taxpayers. I rise in opposition to the rule, to follow ordinary protocol, but it's impossible to come to the floor today and not talk about…

Madam President, I rise today to join so many of my colleagues in urging that we pass critical extensions of Federal unemployment benefits, the COBRA health insurance subsidy, flood insurance, and other vital programs that expired at the…

Well, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. And people know, taxes are relative to one's income. I've heard from many people, and of course in this recession people are hurting across the board from the wealthy to the poor. And I think…