Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a result of the Senate invoking cloture on what is being called a jobs bill. I believe we should be calling this bill what it really is. It's a cash infusion to keep the highway trust fund solvent. Mr. Speaker…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a small town newspaper on its 100th anniversary. The Daily Press in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, was started in February 1910 by founders John A. Dippold, John S. Speer, and William A. Timm. Owners…

Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend, Mr. Kanjorski, for yielding and this opportunity to take time to remember and to recognize the life and the public service of Congressman John Murtha. As a freshman, and being here 14 months, I had…

Madam Speaker, I first got to know Jack as a freshman legislator in the Pennsylvania House of 1973-1974, where he and I served together until he was elected to Congress in 1974. We were both Vietnam veterans--the only two in the State…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of a resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of C. DeLores Tucker. Along with her family and many friends with us today in Washington, we pay tribute to her life of service and courageous…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Casey pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 418 are located in today's Record under ``Submission of Concurrent and Senate Resolutions.'')

Mr. President, I ask consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I was hoping for more, especially in this past August and about 48 hours after his reelection.

the elections will be allowed to happen in any way, shape, or form because they just need to happen.

we take very seriously what's happening to women and girls and we can measure success or measure the lack of success.

I think we have to be strict by saying nobody can vote on behalf of another person, be it men or women.

One of the frustrations that we have around this town is we have hearings and we spotlight an issue... and then, unless we get back to it 6 months later or a year from now, we don't--there's not enough accountability or monitoring.

Well, I know we're over our time a little bit, but I do want to thank you for the time and the commitment that you've demonstrated on these issues for a long, long time.

Supporting women and girls in Afghanistan is not only in our national interest; it is the right thing to do.

I want to thank Senator Boxer for her work and her leadership as chairing more than one committee.

I wanted to start with just a brief commentary or notation of an article from the New York Times Magazine this past summer.

I believe the failure and success is shared. It's shared responsibility, and we have to be very, very serious on that issue.