Mr. President, I want to briefly discuss Section 304 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which contained an amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. I was disappointed to see that the amended Section 32 requires submissions…

I thank the chair of the Budget Committee for her responses. Not-For-Profit Loan Servicing

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on suspending the rules and passing H.R. 2019 will be followed by 5-minute votes on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 11, 2013, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 11, 2013, at 3:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Rebuilding American…

Mr. President, I have to say, I am disappointed to hear an objection because this is a bipartisan effort that is being pursued in the Senate and the majority leader has been very gracious to offer us time to debate and vote on an important…

Mr. President, in deference to my colleague, who I understand may object--and although I have a statement--let me first precede it by making this request. As in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 11, 2013, in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building beginning at 3:45 p.m., to conduct a…

Thank you. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee.

I now yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price).

Can I ask how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton) has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) has 8 minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 11, 2013…

Thank you, Chairman Royce, for your total support of this legislation and the initiative behind it. You have been a great friend of all of the left-behind parents and abducted children. I want to thank you very sincerely, and I also thank…

Michael, thank you for putting this together tonight. I come tonight not only to talk about Barry, but to talk about all the staff. Please understand what I am saying tonight. If you feel that there is an injection in my words of politics…

I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts, not only for having to deal with the ordeal in Rules last night but every day, but also for what he said about the lack of regular order when this Upton bill--this bill by the chairman, Mr…

Republicans are at it again. Instead of working together with Democrats and agreeing to a plan that will actually help improve the Affordable Care Act, they are once again planning another vote to repeal the law. Don't buy into the GOP…

Thank you, Mr. Waxman. Unfortunately, today's bill is a ruse. It claims to make things better, but all it does is to make things terribly worse. Republicans will hide behind a sound bite and nice-sounding title. But what this bill really…

Mr. President, let me start by thanking my distinguished colleague, the senior Senator from Delaware, for his remarks, and the people of Delaware who came to New Jersey to help us. That is the essence of why we call this great country the…