It is an article, so you will not be able to see it, but the headline is ``Health Tops Pennsylvania Business Woes.'' The subheadline is ``State's Small Businesses Also See the Recession as a Severe Obstacle.'' If you are a small business…

Madam President, I know I have less than 2 minutes, but I wanted to add a couple of things to the Record. One is an article from the Los Angeles Times of February 4 of this year, headlined ``Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate Nowruz, the traditional Iranian New Year, which begins with the arrival of spring on the Vernal Equinox. More than 1 million Iranian Americans in the United States as well as millions of Iranians…

Mr. President, I am grateful to be joined by Senator Kaufman after me. Almost two decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia maintain more than 90 percent--90 percent--of the world's total stockpile of 23,000…

Basically, many Americans have heard these stories and experienced the pain of these health insurance premium increases. But I am going to read quick portions of it: Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raised rates for Californians with…

Mr. Speaker, we have all heard about the Cornhusker kickback and the Louisiana purchase. But there are other special deals in the Senate health care bill that are on the verge of becoming law. In Connecticut, there is $100 million for a…

Mr. President, I seek recognition today to address the subject of reconciliation. I have previously spoken about gridlock in Congress and the negative impact it is having on our stature internationally. We are unable to confirm judicial…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. United States and Israel Controversy

Madam President, I have sought recognition to comment on the current controversy between the United States and Israel on the settlement issue. Before the current controversy between the United States and Israel escalates further, I suggest…

Madam Speaker, we have talked a lot about how this bill is distracting us from the issue that the American people want us to focus on, and that is jobs. But this bill isn't just merely a distraction. It will have a profoundly negative…

Mr. President, I am now introducing the Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2010. On December 12 of last year, the Philadelphia Inquirer began a series of articles that served as a blistering indictment of the Philadelphia…

I thank my distinguished colleague from Connecticut for awaiting those few comments and yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. Amendment No. 3456

Madam Speaker, I am deeply concerned by reports that the majority party may try to move the health care reform bill through the House without a vote. To move such sweeping legislation, especially considering the price tag, using a…

Judge Vanaskie graduated with high honors from Lycoming College and was an honorable mention All-American football player there. He attended the Dickinson School of Law in Pennsylvania, graduated with honors in 1978, was editor of the Law…

Mr. President, I rise this morning to raise questions about why the Republicans in the Senate are holding up a number of nominations. We have heard some of that articulated this morning by a number of our colleagues. I have a specific…

Madam Speaker, from The Cincinnati Enquirer to The Washington Post, the editorials today tell the Democrats to stop this health care reform and start again. I agree because I've always based my work on health care on increasing access…

It is incumbent upon them on their signature on the treaty for them to cooperate fully with the IAEA.

Not cooperating actually raises more questions, and therefore, the Syrians have an interest in terms of their own credibility.