Madam President, I wanted to follow up for a moment because we are talking about the No. 2 person in the Department of Justice, and one of our responsibilities is to make sure executive agencies perform their function. The Judiciary…

Madam President, I join my colleagues who have taken the floor this morning to urge a timely ratification of the START treaty. We have now been 1 year without a comprehensive verification regime to understand Russia's strategic nuclear…

I would be glad to make that longer. We have an order, as I understand it, to recess at 12:34. I wanted to make a brief comment. If the Senator would like some time, I have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the recess start 2 minutes from now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Alabama.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of this legislation. First, let me say that there were two messages that came from this election, in my opinion--maybe others as well, but certainly these two. One, we need to grow…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. Let me say to my friend, if he heard what I had said--I know he was listening, and I thank him for that--he and I both know revenue bills must initiate in this House. So if the Senate is to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise in strong support of this legislation as the best way to move our economy forward. The Middle Class Tax Relief Act extends significant tax relief to every American. Let me say that again: Every American…

Madam Speaker, I rise to support the Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010. This important legislation will expand access to school meals programs and improve nutritional quality. It is a much- needed step forward for the health of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give voice to the growing chorus of millions of hardworking Americans who are without their unemployment benefits and to middle class taxpayers who deserve tax cuts on their income up to $250,000 permanently…

Mr. Speaker, Ike Skelton is my brother. He and I are both Sigma Chi's. There's a lot of misinformation and misapprehension about fraternities and sororities. Sigma Chi was founded by seven individuals, one of whom was a gentleman named…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen, we all want to pursue the legislative process. One of the things that has undermined the legislative process in this House perhaps on both sides is the ``gotcha'' amendments. This…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to congratulate the chairman, as the Speaker did, for a lifetime of dedication to children, to education, and to health care. He has been a giant in all three of those activities and, in fact…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6398, which I was proud to cosponsor with my colleague, Congressman Doggett. This important measure will ensure that lawyer trust accounts, the interest income from which goes to support…

Mr. Speaker, I rise as an original sponsor of H. Con. Res. 323, a bipartisan resolution conceived with the purpose of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation that will make amends to thousands of African American famers and Native Americans, and bring a long-delayed close to the serious cases of discrimination and mismanagement committed by the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this legislation. This legislation is years late in passing. The injustices that it addresses are long term in being. Today the House has an opportunity to bring an end to two…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about my opposition to an amendment that is going to be offered by the Senator from Oklahoma to eliminate congressionally designated projects. For me, the job has always been about the people, and the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________