I think that the administration is very devoted both to the National Action Plan where we are really focused in on postconflict and conflict regions, and trying to come up with measurable interventions that we can be held accountable for.

I think it would have much less of an effect, in that I think they could sell it elsewhere.

Mr. President, I would be happy to go on as a cosponsor to Senator Collins if she wants to take on the additional burden of moving this idea forward. I don't have any problem with it. The point is, I am here--and I have been very open…

I strongly support the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including a strong and effective Volcker rule.

I am sure, listening to that, it is hard to understand exactly what this is all about, so let me take a moment. I want to first thank Senators Lieberman and Collins for all their hard work and I want to thank Senator Gillibrand for writing…

Thank you for yielding that time to me, Mr. Pallone. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 1173. This bill is another Republican attempt to tear down and dismantle programs that provide health care in the United States…

I very much thank Senator Collins for that question. Senator Isakson and I, as the chair and vice chair of the Ethics Committee, are applying this to the Members of Congress. That is because the scandal that took place with Countrywide…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1489 to Amendment No. 1470

I call up amendment No. 1489 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer], for herself and Mr…

Mr. President, we can go back and forth 100 ways to Sunday. I thought I explained exactly why Senator Isakson and I have a narrow bill. We are trying to fix a problem we know exists. We feel very strongly that for the good of the Senate…

What I said was, when these bills were introduced, they were directed at the Congress. That is what I said. I talked about the bills. I did not talk about what went on amending them, et cetera. I will repeat what I said was accurate. Both…

Mr. President, if I can respond? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine has the floor.

The Senator can't yield--I would like to have the floor now. She can't yield to another colleague except if it is for a question. I would like to have the floor since the Senator just said I was incorrect. I would like to correct her, if I…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this latest attack on Federal workers. H.R. 3835 is not a balanced proposal. Federal employees have already been asked to make significant sacrifices to help reduce our debt. So far, they have…

I thank my colleague for that because it was a little surprising. My understanding, and I hope to stand corrected by the Senator from Maine, if I am wrong, and the Senator from New York, that the whole idea behind the STOCK Act, the bill…

Mr. Speaker, as the founder of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise today to continue talking about the tide of poverty sweeping across this country. Americans who are struggling to find work cannot wait. Americans whose homes…

Madam Speaker, as the Co-Founder of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, I rise in strong opposition to this shameful bill, H.R. 3567. This is a distasteful and misleading bill that tries to make it seem like every American in poverty…

Let me first thank Congresswoman Gwen Moore for her very passionate and very clear statement. I thank both she and Congressman Ellison for their unwavering leadership and conviction on the real issues facing the American people today. As a…