Madam President, I thank my good friend from Oklahoma for ensuring that I have the time to talk for a few minutes about an issue he and I feel very strongly about; that is, the best use of American energy and what American energy means to…

I want to thank both Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters for their support of my bill as well as the hard work of Chairman Congresswoman Capito here for her help and support today, as well as Congressman Murphy for his…

Madam President, I wish to respond to my good friend from Arkansas. Where he lives and where I live we know way more about tornadoes than we would like to know. Our friend from Louisiana knows about tornadoes and hurricanes both. We had a…

I thank the Senator from South Carolina for pointing out that bad Economic Policies have the most impact on the most vulnerable among us, including the number he gave of the percentage of income of families who have less than $30,000 of…

Mr. President, I thank my friend for leading this colloquy. I think the Senator from South Carolina, Mr. Scott, is going to speak for a few minutes before I do, and then I will be glad to enter into this discussion. It is an important…

Madam President, I wish to speak a little bit about the letters I have received and the emails and the calls over the last few days about the health care plan. The numbers signed up or whether the Web site worked--and I have said…

My Special Order deals with the very difficult and even painful subject of Rwanda. Mr. Speaker, there is an ancient story about Rwanda. It is one from which a number of meanings can be extracted. We are here today because we remember the…

Thank you, Mr. Cohen. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire about the remaining time? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 28 minutes remaining.

I thank the distinguished whip for his comments and for, frankly, requesting that we have the opportunity this evening to remember those horrific events in world history. As the whip said, we must declare ``never again,'' and it must be…

Thank you to Mr. Welch, who is a very conscientious Member of this body. We appreciate his sensitivity, as well as that of many others who probably will not be here on the floor. I will state again, because Congressman Welch has mentioned…

The problems with ObamaCare never seem to stop hurting families and individuals in Missouri's Eighth District. They are experiencing huge increases in their monthly premiums, and bureaucrats are continuing to get between doctors and…

On Friday, April 4, I missed a rollcall vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on No. 160. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Cicilline The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment…

Mr. President, let's talk about this topic a little longer--regulation. Again, in my view--and my friend from South Dakota and I have shared this view for a long time--when the Congress passes laws--and I think it is appropriate that we…

Mr. President, Senator Thune, my friend from South Dakota, and I have worked for a long time on the kinds of economic and troublesome regulations he talked about earlier. Nobody appears to be answerable to the people--those who come…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be here with my colleagues talking about ways we can get people back to work, regulations that don't make sense, and energy policies that clearly every economist we talk to understands are a key to the…

Madam President, let me talk about why I think we should have this and other amendments on this bill. My friend from Colorado just talked about an amendment that he said he supported last week. Of course, none of us got to support it on…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for me to offer my amendment on this bill, No. 2885. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Rhode Island.

I thank the Senator for this important question. And I can answer it quickly. Yes. After hearing from countless people in our home States, we know that the time to act is now. We have a model that works and this demonstration project…