Madam Speaker, I rise in support of legislation that would avert a 23 percent payment cut for Medicare physicians and continue to provide them with a 2.2 percent update through December 31, 2010. While I would like to see a permanent…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the following cloture motion…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the Pigford II settlement pending full action by the U.S. Senate. We all know that farming is a difficult occupation. The hours are long, the weather unpredictable and the challenge of competing in…

Mr. President, a year ago this month I was privileged to again meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I. His impassioned call for support for the reopening of the Theological School of Halki promoted me to introduce S. Res. 356, a…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the National Blue Alert Act of 2010. Having just concluded Crime Prevention month it is important to remember our law enforcement officers that put their lives on the line every day. There are more…

Mr. Speaker, I rise for a sad occasion, but an appropriate occasion. I rise to pay tribute to two proud natives of Maryland who lost their lives in Afghanistan this fall, Navy Lieutenant Brendan Looney of Owings and Marine Lance Corporal…

Madam Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Chairman Towns, Chairman Lynch, Chairman Davis, who I worked with previously on this bill, cosponsors Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, Dutch Ruppersberger, and others who…

Madam Speaker, as a representative of a district with a large number of Federal employees, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1722, The Telework Improvements Act. I want to thank Chairmen Towns and Lynch and Representative Sarbanes for their…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this important legislation to extend unemployment benefits through February 2011. We must continue to help families who are struggling to make ends meet. While we are continuing to see encouraging…

Madam President, I rise to address one of the most important issues facing our Nation, the safety of America's food supply. I support the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that will help reduce the rash of contaminated foods that have…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight the need to immediately extend unemployment benefits and to make permanent the middle class tax cuts. To the 14,600 Marylanders and 2 million Americans across the country who are facing the loss of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to join particularly with my friend Frank Wolf, who is my good friend. We work very closely together. Owen Pickett was the kind of Member that brought real respect to this institution. He worked…

Mr. President, I rise to talk about a very important health issue--sickle cell disease--that highlights the tremendous progress the scientific community has made over the years. This is a timely opportunity to bring up sickle cell disease…

Mr. President, I wish to recognize a fellow Marylander, John Hanson, whose statue graces Statuary Hall here in the U.S. Capitol. George Washington is properly revered as the ``Father of our Country'' and the Nation's first President. But…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent I be permitted to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Sickle Cell Disease

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act. Progress for women in this country has not come easily or come quickly. There was a time when women were not allowed to vote or own property. In fact, our country once…

It's not about gender; it's about the agenda, to keep on fighting.

Mr. President, I rise to speak on paycheck fairness, a bill on which we will be voting on cloture. The paycheck fairness bill picks up where the famous Lilly Ledbetter bill left off. I was so proud to lead the fight on the Senate floor 2…