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What I can't understand is, Why has your industry, for years, so aggressively--spending lots of money doing it, not just using your voice, but using your dollars--to oppose efforts to do just what you and I have just had a discussion about?
But, here's the problem for a lot of Americans. They feel as if they have no control, or no ability to impact the control, of rising costs.
Mr. President, I seek recognition today to commend the Pennsylvania State University and the many students across the Commonwealth who each year play a very important role in the fight against cancer. The Pennsylvania State University…
I have been a consistent proponent of aggressive preparedness efforts at the Federal, State and local levels to reduce the threat of an influenza pandemic.
Mr. Speaker, tax day. Today is a grim day for many Americans. It was only last week that the average American taxpayer had worked enough days to pay their annual bill, and the current Congress is looking to add even more days to that…
Mr. President, in the absence of any other Senator seeking recognition, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr…
I think there really has to be some break point where we stop the retaliation.
The business about the filibusters is being carried to just ridiculous extremes.
It is my hope that we will find one day soon an opportunity to break the gridlock which has engulfed the Senate for some time now on the judicial issues.
Mr. President, I have sought recognition to introduce the Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act of 2010, on behalf of Senator Feingold, Senator Kaufman, and myself. This is a bill which I submit is necessary to protect our citizens from…
Mr. Speaker, it has been a rare privilege this day to have the minister from my church, the Lighthouse Reformed Church in Howard, Pennsylvania, the Reverend Dr. Clyde Mighells, lead the prayer before the House of Representatives. Dr…
Madam President, I rise to speak this morning about two topics. One is the recent work the President has done on nuclear security and some progress we have made this week, and the issue of tax policy in the United States of America. First…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day in an effort to complete action on the bill. As a reminder, cloture motions were filed on the substitute and the bill. The filing deadline for first-degree amendments…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be…
I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record…
I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 468, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…