Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Madam President, I rise today to recognize September 15 through October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. America has always celebrated its diverse heritage with pride. It has always honored those who have contributed and made this Nation…

Last week one of China's most heroic defenders of human rights, Chen Guangcheng, was transported from prison to his family's house. This was good news, but only a step in the right direction. We must not gloss over the fact that Chen, who…

I want to thank my chairman. I want to differ strongly with the gentleman from Texas, as much as I admire him as our ranking member. I would remind the gentleman that this bill is fully paid for by eliminating tax loopholes that send jobs…

Mr. President, I have been in the Senate a long time. This is my 25th year of service. This is one of the most exciting moments I have seen here. Today we have an opportunity to fulfill a great responsibility and an honor, to be able to…

I will make my comments directly to the Chair, Mr. Speaker. We have short memories here. Ten years is a long time to remember, I will admit that, but it took the last administration in 2001 and in 2002--the first 2 years of that…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My friends from both sides of the aisle, many people responded on 9/ 11, a lot of folks from New Jersey. They were put into a situation which they did not ask for, did not pray for. These brave people deserve to be…

As a former mayor, Mr. Speaker, I understand that a strong water infrastructure is essential. Municipalities don't have the money. This portion of the legislation aims to repair our crumbling water infrastructure, while leveraging private…

I also ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

May I inquire as to how much time remains on our side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 3 minutes remaining.

I urge adoption of the resolution. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Blumenauer). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone)…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to strongly support the legislation before the Senate on behalf of small businesses in this country. They are the greatest generators of jobs in the country. We hear that so often from our colleagues on…

I want to agree with the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Davis), but there's a catch here. In the last 6 months, we have gained 136,000 manufacturing jobs, private jobs. It's one of the few pluses that we can refer to. So there is hope for…

We cannot continue down this path. Our trade deficit is unsustainable. We must begin to tackle it if we want to create jobs here in the United States and remain a prosperous country in the future. There's no silver bullet out there that…

At the end of the day, the United States is the most open, accessible, and dynamic market in the world. We hold our trading partners, hopefully, to the same standard. We must tackle our trade deficit head-on so that United States…

I thank Judge Poe for his extraordinary statement and his observation that they recommit. That is what this is all about. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren), ranking member on the House Committee on…

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I again thank my friends on the majority side for their courtesy and for working so closely with us on this legislation. It truly is a bipartisan bill. You know, in 2000 I was the prime sponsor of the Trafficking…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the International Megan's Law is the culmination of over 3 years of extensive negotiations and research by multiple parties. Mr. Payne and I are deeply grateful to all who have helped…