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Mr. President, on the 8th day of November of this year, I, along with Senator Hagan from North Carolina and Senator Landrieu from Louisiana, sent a letter to Secretary Donovan, Chairman Bernanke, Acting Director DeMarco, Chairman Sheila…
Madam President, I was on the floor last night and addressed my significant concerns with the omnibus and the dual-track process we are on right now. That statement has been made. I come this morning to address the START treaty, the New…
May I inquire if there is a scheduled recess at 12:30? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are not under that order.
Mr. Chair, our economy is still very weak: over 75 percent of American workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck. The unemployment rate stands at 9.8 percent, and over eight million Americans are subsisting on unemployment insurance benefits…
Ladies and gentlemen of the Congress, the time is now for us to ask the one fundamental question before us: What is in the best interests of the American people at this time? By ``American people,'' I mean every American, from the top of…
Madam President, I want to speak for a few minutes about the START treaty. Before I do, there is another issue that has been debated on this floor that we are going to continue debating over the next several days, and that is the issue of…
Mr. President, I rise to support the amendment offered by my good friend from Oklahoma. America is today at a crossroads--a crossroads where we have the opportunity as policymakers to go in the direction that the people of America said we…
Mr. President, I commend the Senator from California on her remarks. As a member of Foreign Relations, I voted to bring the treaty to the floor. However, there is another pressing matter I wish to discuss this evening. The Senate now has…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2965, legislation to repeal the discriminatory ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy. Americans who fight and die for their country should not have to live a lie in order to serve. And at this…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak on a matter with my colleague Senator Warner. I understood Senator Warner and I had the time from 4:15 to 5 o'clock which was generously given to us by Senator Sanders who had the time before 5 o'clock…
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for up to 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I rose yesterday afternoon when we opened the vote and voted in favor of going to a final vote today on the tax package before us. Like many have expressed in this body, there are things I like and things I dislike about it…
Madam President, on behalf of our leadership, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.
I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful and proud that my bill, H.R. 5281, the Removal Clarification Act of 2010, is the vehicle through which the DREAM Act comes to the floor today. My bill will enable Federal officials to remove…
The agricultural sector continues to have a lot of problems with the guest worker program especially with regard to the timing.
Without a serious endeavor to train more large animal veterinarians, the country could be in a position where dangerous pathogens and disease go unchecked, leading to a major, major food safety hazard. We have come close in numerous…
Thank you, Mr. Clay, once again. And certainly I want to thank the outstanding leadership of my colleague, Mr. Kurt Schrader of Oregon, who's the chief sponsor of this bill, for it is, indeed, a very important bill. I too want to thank the…