Let me thank the Congresswoman from Cleveland, Ohio, Congresswoman Fudge, for her leadership on providing for the Congressional Record a recounting of the history of African American people and for particularly highlighting the notables of…

Thank you. That is what concerned me back in September. The President repeatedly said, my bill will not do this, my plan does this, my bill does that, my plan does this. And he says, if you misrepresent my bill, I am going to call you out…

I appreciate my friend yielding. This is such a perplexing time. The American people, the vast majority, have made clear that they don't want what has come through the House and what has come through the Senate. And you know yes, I came…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. It's a pleasure to wait. It's not patiently. I'm just sitting and taking in everything that has been said and benefiting from that. My friends here, the gentlewoman from Minnesota, the gentleman from…

A New York Times columnist who is revered by liberal Democrats recently wrote, ``We've always known that America's reign as the world's greatest nation would eventually end.'' This may be the logical conclusion if we follow President…

Madam President, I withhold--noting the absence of a quorum request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska is recognized. ____________________

I thank the Chair, and I ask unanimous consent for 3 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. What would have happened to Abdulmutallab if he were handled by the military? He would have been…

Madam President, I wish to share a few thoughts on a matter of concern; that is, our national security and the procedure by which we are handling people we arrest who are attacking this country. It will be a bit of a follow-on to what…

Madam President, I wish to share a few thoughts on the nomination of Judge Joseph A. Greenaway to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on which I think we will be voting later today. I look forward to supporting his nomination. He has a good…

We can agree on some things. Default is not responsible is one of them. It isn't responsible. But there are things that can be done to avoid defaulting other than raising the massive debt ceiling beyond anything anybody ever dreamed of…

I appreciate the gentleman. You know, I think the best evidence, and reclaiming my time, I think the best evidence that this is not working is the deficit rising from $161 billion in 2007, to $1.4 trillion last year and $1.6 trillion this…

What responsible people do, and I appreciate being lectured on responsible, is they bring down spending immediately. You don't have a President or a head of a household saying we're going to get responsible next year. Yeah, that's it. Next…

Oh, we're going to blame it on Ronald Reagan now. I reclaim my time and I appreciate the gentleman for blaming this on Ronald Reagan. I tell you what, I would be very pleased to engage in a dialogue with the gentleman if you'll answer one…

Why are you down on the floor, your party saying this is the real deal and yet 32 of the 56 pages exempt spending?

Mr. President, on rollcall 20, I voted ``no.'' It was my intention to vote ``aye.'' Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote as it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I will tell you, the Republican Party is going to stand up for jobs again today. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, how much time do I have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts controls 3\1/2\ minutes. Mr. McGOVERN. I…

America is calling for fiscal responsibility. And I welcome the gentleman from Tyler, Texas (Mr. Gohmert) to speak for 2 minutes.

According to a new Zogby poll, senior executives, business owners, and members of union households think the best way to deal with illegal immigration is to enforce the law. When asked to choose between enforcement or a pathway to…