Mr. President, I come to the point where no other Senator is seeking recognition, and we are through expediting the work of the clerks, so I am going to make a statement reflecting on my 10,000th vote. The circumstances are somewhat…

Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague Senator Casey for those very generous remarks. He and I have worked together for the past 3 years plus, but beyond that we have worked during his tenure as a statewide officeholder, as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 26; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 10 a.m…

Mr. President, I rise tonight to speak of my colleague, Senator Arlen Specter, who tonight cast his 10,000th vote as a Member of the Senate. We watched history tonight. Sometimes we have a chance to witness history. Of course, we look…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, over the past week, we have witnessed the immense destruction that the earthquake in Haiti and its subsequent aftershocks have wrought on the Haitian people. Old and young, rich and poor, weak and strong, no matter who you…

Mr. President, I rise tonight for two purposes. One is to talk about the state of our economy, the challenges we face but also the obligations we have to address those challenges, and, secondly, to speak for a couple minutes tonight about…

Let me conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple minutes about what we have done in this past year: The Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known by--as many things are here--the acronym AARA, the American Recovery and…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for that very informative and important statement. He is a great leader here in Congress. At this time I want to turn to another leader in Congress. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Jim Jordan.

I want to thank the gentlelady for her eloquent words. At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana, Joseph Cao.

I thank the gentleman for that statement and his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from New Jersey, Chris Smith, our Pro-Life Caucus Chair, a wonderful eloquent voice for…

I thank the gentleman. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama, Parker Griffith, another pro-life supporter.

I rise today on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the infamous court decision Roe v. Wade. I rise on the occasion of the annual March for Life that will occur tomorrow with tens of thousands of citizens who will come to Washington to…

I thank my good friend from Missouri and my good friend from Tennessee for this Special Order tonight that you are doing. Yesterday was a landmark day. I think it established a pretty confident trend of what the American people like and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the March for Life, which will take place this Friday, January 22nd. It marks the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. I will head to the march on Friday with the knowledge…

If the gentleman will yield, my background is rehabilitation services. I have seen where these types of medical devices--and it is not just wheelchairs. That is an understatement. It is insulin. It is crutches. It is canes. It is…

Well, I just couldn't agree more. I think yesterday was a statement that the American people--what they want and what they expect from our leadership is that we do our best to provide safety, prosperity and liberty, the freedoms within…