And I thank the gentlelady from California (Mrs. Capps) for her recognition. As cochairman of the Congressional MS Caucus, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1116, supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to extend morning business for 10 minutes, and that the added time be split between Senator Corker and myself; and if a Member of the majority comes forward, we will certainly agree to allow the equal…

Mr. President, if there were 4 minutes and we added 10, I would have 9 minutes and Senator Corker would have 9 minutes? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

Then I will split the remaining time, unless--is there any further time? What is the order of business after the 8 minutes? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. After the expiration of morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive…

Mr. President, I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Tennessee and, of course, I welcome his cosponsorship of the amendment. It is essential. I couldn't support this bill if we shut the Fed off from Tennessee and Texas and…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on financial regulatory reform. During the current economic downturn, we have seen far too many Americans lose their jobs, homes, and their savings. Today, 15 million of our citizens are still out of…

Just very quickly, not only should we repeal it completely, but all of these wonderful alternatives we have ought to be in the same bill. Not only are we ripping out this bad bill, but here fixes the system. We've got those bills, we just…

Mr. President, I briefly wish to share a few thoughts about Judge Thomas Vanaskie, who has been nominated for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals--a very important position. He currently serves on the U.S. District Court for the Middle…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

And let me add, if I might, CBO sat on them since last summer and wouldn't even give us a score. Shame on them.

I appreciate my friend yielding. The other alternative to getting hot under the collar is just to have your heart broken. Part of it is anger. When you go through and read these provisions like I'm afraid so many people did not do, you…

You are exactly right. The last person I heard from is a woman who is losing her job, heartbreaking because there is no need for these people to lose their jobs. We had over 4 million people lose their job since the so-called stimulus was…

And of course we know where that all led. Ultimately, it led to the Soviet Union borrowing money, printing money as fast as they could and then ultimately coming to the day of reckoning. And when they realized we can't borrow enough, we…

Today is April 21, and when I grew up in Texas April 21 was a holiday. We didn't go to school, and the reason I thought we didn't go to school was because April 21 is my mother's birthday and she always led me to believe that school was…

I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 5 minutes remaining.

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I want to thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee for bringing this to the floor as quickly as possible. I support this resolution, H. Res. 1281, which commemorates the life of the late…

Jamie Leigh Jones was a 20-year-old and went to Iraq as a civilian contractor. Here is her story: after being in Iraq just a few days, she said she was drugged and gang raped by fellow employees. She was held hostage in a cargo container…

On a number of occasions many Members have had to rise to speak of a very sad and tragic incident that has occurred in their congressional district. Today, sadly, I rise as well to speak to the terrible loss of Joshua McMackle, a young…