Recently, on PBS's nightly business program, Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, who has been working on this problem for a dozen years, made a strong statement in support of a commission. I ask…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from North Dakota. I will miss his voice around here. He and I both are leaving this body at the end of this year, and I have appreciated the chance to serve with him and work on many different issues of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen.) Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to speak on the budget deficit and a mechanism this body has embraced in two prior budget agreements that I think it is time to put in place now. It is called the CARFA mechanism, the Committee on Accountability and Review of…

If you are concerned about runaway Federal spending and a rising national debt, you won't find a lot of comfort in today's headlines. After passing a government takeover of health care costing over $1 trillion and a budget that will triple…

Mr. Speaker, I saw the article in this month's Washington Post about the Obama administration's cutting a backroom deal with the Democrat leadership to create, by Executive order, a commission to deal with our Nation's excessive spending…

I rise in opposition to the rule. Today, the press is reporting that a backroom deal has been cut with Democratic leadership to create a deficit-cutting commission by Executive order. There are also reports that instead of putting every…

Today the press, Mr. Speaker, is reporting that a backroom deal has been cut with Democratic leadership to create a deficit cutting commission by executive order. I oppose this effort, and so will the American people. In light of this…

Mr. Speaker, we know that job creation is Congress's job one, and we passed some time ago a great job creation engine for a clean energy economy in the United States. We passed that months ago in the U.S. House, and we know we have a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided between the two leaders or their…

Mr. President, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the life of PFC Brian R. Bowman from Waveland, IN. Brian was 24 years old when he lost his life on January 3 when insurgents attacked his unit in Ashoque, Afghanistan. Brian was serving as…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support of Google's intention to consider pulling out of China due to a ``highly sophisticated and targeted attack'' on its corporate infrastructure and email service. Google is making a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and memory of Paula Nowakowski, and to express my deep sadness over her passing. Paula, the dedicated chief of staff to House Republican Leader John Boehner, died unexpectedly last Saturday…

Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, the co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission, Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean, in an op-ed for the USA Today, wrote that ``national security is too important to become a partisan issue.'' And I could not agree more…

I think the answer is absolutely not.

I am convinced they are using our money to hurt us.

We want to make certain that the NRC has the resources as well as the right tools and structures in place to continue to ensure nuclear safety.