At this time I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann).

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers), the chair of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Technology. (Mrs. ELLMERS asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

No. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman does not yield for the purpose of that request.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the House Small Business Committee, I often see the impact that regulations have on small businesses. Harmful Federal regulations can put serious hurdles in the way of…

Mr. President, I wish to speak for a few minutes today about Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan inspired freedom and changed the world. Maybe nobody said that better than former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a prerecorded eulogy…

Mr. President, this is an amendment that deals with an issue going back to the beginning of the TSA screening program, almost 10 years ago now, at the end of 2001. We had significant discussion between the House and the Senate about how…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending amendment so I can call up my amendment, No. 5, which is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 5

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the Under Secretary of…

Mr. President, I have the opportunity to speak on the floor of the Senate for the first time as part of the work of the Senate. I am pleased to be here on a day when the Senate is addressing the topic of health care because clearly it was…

I, like all 434 other Members of this body, was elected to the 112th Congress. Shortly after arriving, I was told that the number one responsibility we had was to create jobs. So far, that has not been the case. We have given attention to…

In order to close this debate, let me reiterate that small businesses are going to lead this economic recovery, but we have to provide them with some certainty first. Enacting this legislation before us is going to do just that and let…

I am proud to rise in support of this resolution, a bill that would direct committees to craft new health care legislation and which would help steer our country back in the right direction. A serious fix for what ails health care in…

Some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to claim that the health care law is actually going to benefit small businesses despite the mountain of facts that are out there. Specifically, and what was argued earlier, is…

At this time, I yield 1 minute to another member of the Small Business Committee, the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Herrera Beutler).

My colleagues, it is time to call on our allies in the State of Israel to stop shooting children. Since March of this year, 17 children have been shot by Israeli snipers near the border of Gaza, shot for the crime of picking up small…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 406, noes 0, not voting 27, as follows: [Roll No. 614] AYES--406…

In 2003 I was teaching at the Bloch School of Business at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, serving as a talk radio show host on NPR and pastoring a congregation. {time} 1800 I received a phone call from Congressman Ike Skelton…