Madam President, I know the majority leader has many challenges, and he certainly is entitled to respect to make this kind of announcement. ____________________

When we talk about Wall Street, one of the things that really gets me is, if you look at the numbers and why there wasn't more reform of Wall Street, what we find out is that actually both to the Obama campaign running for President and to…

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

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the pending legislation, which is called the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. Sometimes it is spoken of as the tax extenders bill. But in reality it is a deficit-extending bill. The…

Mr. President, it is telling and it is also disappointing that the Senate earlier today rejected the Thune alternative, which I cosponsored. The reason I say it is telling and disappointing is because the Senator from South Dakota offered…

The administration's knee-jerk banning of deepwater drilling for 6 months is the second disaster in the gulf. The government is intentionally putting companies out of business in the gulf with this unscientific moratorium. There are 50,000…

Americans say the growing national debt is the greatest threat to our country, according to a recent Gallup poll. Since Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, the national debt has grown by $3.5 billion a day. Since President Obama…

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I wish to talk about the oilspill that is absorbing so much of the time and attention of our country. There is a minor point, one that I think needs to be addressed right now, and that is the Jones Act. The Jones Act was put…

Everyone knows that we are in the grips of trying to overcome the devastation of the gulf and to help the people of that region. That is why I want to applaud the serious work that was done at the White House to establish the independent…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana and New Orleans, especially for his leadership. I look forward to working with him as we go forward on legislation that addresses some of the concerns I have heard him express so as we may establish a…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California…

I am delighted to have Mr. Cao join me in my amendment that I offered in the Rules Committee, and I am delighted that he was able to rise to claim the time for this amendment. This is an amendment that I have written, and I have asked Mr…

Because I was chairing the committee addressing the question of the United-Continental merger, I was unavoidably detained and I missed the vote of H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of…

I rise to claim time in opposition, but I will not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to follow up on what my friends were discussing because this oil spill is so important. And when our colleagues across the aisle control the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the most we…

Mr. President, I want to speak briefly on the President's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The more we examine her record, the more concerns there are that her legal judgments might be infected by her very liberal political…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Elena Kagan Nomination