It cannot be depending on the allocation. We've got to fight for the allocation. We've got to fight for what we want. I want us all to listen on both sides of the aisle. What is dragging down the economy at this section, at this point…

Today, May 7th, I missed the three rollcall votes of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea,'' H. Con. Res. 105--Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday…

Mr. President, on this floor we talk a lot about the critical importance of family. I frequently speak about my family, my 10 grandchildren and 4 children, who are the foundation and inspiration for everything I do. But for some Americans…

Madam President, I wish to salute the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee for the incredible work he has done to bring us to this moment. I held a roundtable in New Jersey with about 35 organizations that deal with the…

Mr. President, the following statement is from Senator Birch Bayh in honor of the 40th anniversary of Congressional passage of the Equal Rights Amendment: Recent events have seen an assault on those who provide health care services to…

I want to state for the record that on April 24, 2012, I missed the one rollcall vote of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 178, the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2157--To facilitate a…

But each of them gets a tax cut, Mr. Speaker, $60,000. This is wrong. The same report found that the best options for job growth include aid to States and increased safety net spending, something I know that the other side opposes. In…

We are really in the middle of the theater of the absurd. I'm not opposed, and apparently the other side is not opposed, to stimulus spending for the economy. I don't know where they have been for the last 18 months. Let's make effective…

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. I've listened to these words. ``Empty'' and ``pyrrhic'' come to my mind. How in God's name can you speak across the floor to the people on this side and imply that the President is…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Gillibrand). Without objection, it is so ordered. Big Oil Subsidies

Madam President, I rise today in a moment when America is in crisis, and I don't think we are paying appropriate attention to the problems that befall our society. There are still too many people out of work, too many people who can't…

I take back my time. I think I've been generous about that. The only difference is, the President who was the President in 2001-- I'm glad you agree with me--came into circumstances very different from the President who raised his hand in…

When this President raised his hand, we were losing 750,000 jobs a year, number one; and, number two, we had a deficit beyond belief, Madam Chairman. And for us to compare, you must believe in fairy tales. Now, if you want to talk about a…

No, not yet. I'm not finished. Then you can interject your thoughts. Don't look so startled, because what you've said is startling. You didn't pay for those two tax cuts, you didn't pay for two wars, and you didn't pay for the prescription…

I would be happy to at the end of my remarks. What a heartwarming story of Robin Hood in reverse--taking from the American taxpayer to give to the rich. So congratulations, Big Oil, you got $2 billion extra in profits and we got 4 percent…

Mr. President, I have been monitoring the debate on my Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act and I keep hearing over and over from our friends on the other side of the aisle that if we keep giving the oil companies taxpayer money, they will do…

Madam President, I come to the floor to talk about what is the pending business before the floor, which is my legislation to end Big Oil subsidies in this country. Middle-class families are hurting, struggling to make ends meet. Yet today…

And leaving no working family's stone unturned, this budget takes 62 percent of its $5.3 trillion in nondefense budget cuts from programs that protect the most vulnerable in this society, which includes food stamps, Head Start, and the…