That's why we celebrate artists like the ones here tonight.

Mr. Speaker, the impact that independent, locally owned businesses have on our communities comes as no surprise. The lasting economic, social, and environmental outcomes are essential to the growth and sustainability of our neighborhoods…

Mr. Speaker, on October 1, the nation of Georgia successfully elected a new Parliament and then underwent the country's first peaceful transfer of power via an election since independence. I commend President Saakashvili on his leadership…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mr. Murray), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I will support the Feinstein-Paul amendment. This amendment would make it clear that Congress has not authorized the indefinite detention of American citizens or lawful permanent residents apprehended in the United States…

I thank my colleague from Oklahoma. Many of my other colleagues may not be aware of his interest and dedication to the continent of Africa. He has traveled there probably as much if not more than any other Member of the Senate. It has been…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, does this apply to second-degree amendments?

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Oregon (Mrs. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the exceptional work of an organization operating in my district called Pits for Patriots. This innovative program strives to save not just one life, but two. The Chicagoland organization currently…

If Congress does nothing, every family in America will see their income taxes automatically go up on January 1. That's sort of like the lump of coal you get for Christmas. That's a Scrooge Christmas.

Today, World AIDS Day, provides the opportunity to celebrate the gains made in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. People living with HIV can now experience long and productive lives. Advancements in prevention have led to a turning…

Well, first of all, I agree with you because I think what I'm hearing you say is let's put those--Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid--in a separate basket and deal with them at another time. Social Security should not be even on a…

I don't know what he's talking about. So there will be things. Maybe the retirement age has to be changed, maybe some of the benefits have to be affected, maybe some of the inflation estimates have to be revised, but, in general…

I want to thank you so much, Congressman Ellison, for pulling this together, because we are in the midst of an incredibly important debate about how to deal with all of these fiscal issues. Mainly, to me, it's about who shall pay, not…