I am afraid we are going to fritter away this opportunity to get tax reform done in this debt ceiling.

I rise today in support of this bipartisan amendment that strikes a blow for fairness for those consumers who need flood insurance. I rise along with my colleagues from Florida: Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, David Rivera, Ruben…

Madam President, had I been present to vote on the motion to proceed to consider S. 1323, I would have voted no. There is broad consensus in Washington that a ``balanced approach'' between spending cuts, controls, and increased revenue is…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. florida's citrus crop

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Space Shuttle Launch

Madam President, I will speak on this bill before us tomorrow and matters about the budget, the deficit, and how it ought to be solved, and it has to be solved. I will reserve comments on that until tomorrow. In the meantime, what I wish…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that S. 869, the Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2011, be discharged from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 19, strike lines 10 to 13. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 340, the…

I thank the chairman. My amendment is quite simple. It removes the 100 percent increase and possible flood insurance rate increases from the underlying bill. Currently, rate increases are capped at 10 percent a year; yet this bill would…

I would like to thank my good friend from Illinois for the time. She has been a wonderful advocate on behalf of homeowners and renters of the United States, and especially in my area. Madam Chairman, I rise in support of this bill to…

Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:47 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at…

Madam President, there will be up to two rollcall votes at approximately 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. The first vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 1323, the sense-of-the- Senate bill on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget…

Madam President, let me just say that with the last space shuttle launching last Friday--and it was a beautiful launch--of course, the expertise of the finest launch team anywhere in the world was very evident. When they got down to…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to express deep disappointment and concern about the severe proposed cut in this bill to the Federal Everglades Ecosystem Restoration effort. The Energy and Water bill before us today slashes $32 million from the…

I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

There is no doubt that Florida deserves and must receive their fair share of this recovery money.

I know Senator Nelson, for example, has worked very hard on securing funding as part of this for better data.