Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I will say two things. First, if the Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, had gotten his way, we would have been in the same position we are in right now. He voted against it. The President has now said he made a mistake and would not have…

Mr. President, I oppose the motion to table the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 627, the Budget Control Act of 2011. Although I do not support the bill as written, I believe that the Senate should proceed to it in an effort…

We need economic growth and jobs not blue ribbon panels to study the problem.

I appreciate the kind words of Mike Huckabee, a fine American http://bit.ly/pEBsgY

I rise in strong opposition to the Republican Default Act, which represents a continued effort by our Republican colleagues to hold our economy hostage while forcing an ideological agenda and jeopardizing our economy. Yet again, our…

Mr. Speaker, we need to cut spending today and reduce the deficit and avoid the dangerous prospects of putting America for the first time in default. The bill before us today will accomplish that without raising taxes on the American…

Mr. President, we are here awaiting the action of the House of Representatives. We don't know whether the House is going to pass the John Boehner proposal, but regardless of what they do, we have the solution right underneath our noses…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to work together to resolve our debt reduction strategy, and I rise to urge my GOP colleagues to abandon their efforts to end Medicare as we know it. For 45 years, Medicare has been that…

Mr. Speaker, America stands on the brink of our Nation's first default in history. Our economy is struggling. The Federal Government borrows $188 million every hour of every day. For too long, both parties have turned a blind eye to our…

@KarlRove's @CrossroadsGPS new ad criticizes Obama for his excessive spending and debt, borrowing from China. Didn't Bush do the same thing?

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Mr. Speaker, this rule provides for ample and open debate, allowing our colleagues from across the aisle to offer their legislative proposals to this bill. Furthermore, the underlying bill addresses two critical concerns, if you listen to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton). (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this rule and the underlying bill. House Resolution 370 provides for a structured rule for consideration of House Bill 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act. The rule makes 11 of the 13…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings)--who has a nice colorful Florida tie on today--pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 370 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 370 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I am sorry the minority didn't have a copy of this fine amendment. It was modified slightly from the original submission to comply with the requirements of the Parliamentarian to be in order. Let me say at this…