Just a few minutes ago, Mr. Speaker, I stood on the floor of the House to introduce H. Res. 1150, which addresses the National Aeronautic and Space Administration as a national security asset and interest. I served for 12 years on the…

I thank the Senator from Utah for those thoughts. What a tragedy that is. I don't think people realize how much $800 billion is. So the Senator's legislation would be far less expensive and would immediately help small businesses create…

I value the Senator's views on these issues so much. I recall when the Senator chaired the Joint Economic Committee, the Select Committee of the House and Senate. He was our chairman. Since then he has been known as one of the…

Mr. President, I was pleased to see an article in the Boston Globe today saying: . . . White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind, Khalid…

Madam President, I appreciate the remarks of the junior Senator from Massachusetts. He has come off the campaign trail, where he talked to thousands and thousands of people all over his State and heard from, I would guess, millions from…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time. Madam Speaker, the Republicans in this body are in a quandary again today because of the way this bill was brought to the floor, and I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from…

I thank the gentlewoman for asking. I appear to have one additional speaker plus myself.

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from California, and I rise to thank the Rules Committee. This is a tough business. They had to do their work in the backdrop of Senator Bunning, who didn't care about the unemployed, thousands upon…

This is a question of jobs, and I don't want tomorrow's numbers, if they happen to be showing that we have not reached the goals that we want to reach, to in any way distract from the work the Democrats are doing and that we should be…

It's deja vu all over again on the health care bill. The people have tried every way they know to have their voices heard. Town halls, tea parties, even special elections. The people don't want Washington bureaucrats making their medical…

At first, Al Gore claimed to invent the Internet. Now it looks like he really did invent something--global warming. The Nation had one of the coldest winters in years, including record snowfalls in the South; but the Warmers like Al Gore…

I do appreciate the gentleman--and I am extending my words to him at this time. I do appreciate the gentleman, Mr. Oberstar, for being available to come down to the floor, but that is not the process. The process is the gentleman should…

The gentleman said it best about this bill: Nobody even really knows what's in it. There was no general discussion. There was no one made available to come to the Rules Committee to answer questions. There were no committee hearings on…

I believe that our Republican leader, John Boehner, has said it very clearly, and that is that the way we are operating is not in the best interests of this House, the institution, or the Members. We have heard lots of colleagues on the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 212, noes 209, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 88] AYES--212…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on…

If I could inquire of the time that remains on both sides, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas controls 6\1/2\ minutes; the gentlewoman from California controls 5 minutes.

You know, we have heard all this before, and it is not working. The bottom line is what this Democratic leadership and this Democratic President are proposing is not working, and that is why we are back at the well, so to speak, again…