We owe the workers of this industry a debt of gratitude for what they do.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 1312, a resolution recognizing the significant contributions of our Nation's teachers. I want to thank Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Kline for allowing this measure to come to…

Mr. Speaker, last week, I introduced H.R. 5126, the Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act. This important legislation restores the popular Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, which are diminished through…

Mr. President, representing Louisiana in the Senate, along with my colleague, Senator Landrieu, you can image I have been focused exclusively on the ongoing oilspill, the leak, the ongoing flow that we and the country are battling. Because…

I'm very concerned about the impact of the shipbuilding budget on the shipbuilding industrial base, and in particular, the effect on the Avondale shipyard in Louisiana.

Under your able leadership, Senator Akaka, S. 372, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act is also ready for floor action.

I would like to see your Committee pass Senator Webb's bill, S. 354, this summer on paid parental leave.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Before I begin on my topic, which is different from the topic of the Senator from Ohio--I thank him for his comments about our focus on small business and assure him, as the Chair knows, that we are doubling our efforts this week to hone…

Madam President, I ask to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I come to the floor today to pay tribute to a great civil rights leader of our Nation, a woman who was memorialized today at the National Cathedral here in Washington, DC. Of course, I am speaking of Dr. Dorothy Height…

Mr. President, I rise to strongly agree with Chairman Levin that what we have heard in many of these hearings regarding Goldman Sachs' activity and others is extremely disturbing-- outrageous--and I don't support that activity in any way…

Mr. Speaker, the DOD's recently released Military Power Report on Iran should be a wake-up call for the President and the leadership here in Congress. While I am glad the Pentagon undertook this assessment, I and most Americans didn't need…

I thank the gentleman from Missouri. And this latest smoking gun that's come out is just yet one more example of why the American people are so angry about what happened with this government takeover of health care, with the way it was…

Mr. Speaker, we just got yet another smoking gun in this latest report by the Obama administration on this government takeover of health care. And the report confirms what many of us said: the bill actually increases spending over $300…

Madam Speaker, the United States is on an unsustainable path right now, an unsustainable course with massive debt, trillion dollar deficits going into the out-years, unemployment approaching 10 percent, and this administration, since…

Mr. Speaker, last week, the nonpartisan Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an actuarial report that shows that the President's new health care law will increase health care costs over and above what was expected; premiums…

Mr. Speaker, the government takeover of health care just celebrated its 1-month birthday, and we are already seeing the disastrous effect it will have on our Nation's economy. Since the beginning of this debate, U.S. employers have warned…