
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this rule and the underlying bill. House Resolution 337 provides for an open rule for consideration for H.R. 2354, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012. This…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this rule and the underlying bill. House Resolution 337 provides for an open rule for consideration for H.R. 2354, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012. This…

Fifty-three sounded like too much, even for a Senator. I briefly wish to use the second half of my time to talk about the issue of the day and that is the issue that is being discussed here in town about the debt--an important issue. It is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think it is great. It is wonderful. But the thing is we have to get the word out and educate the people. It is so important to save the lives.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague, the distinguished Senator from Colorado, as I pick up where he left off on the space program. Thirty years ago, the United States launched the first space shuttle mission from Kennedy Space Center in…

Would you please discuss what each of your offices will be doing to ensure the success of this test?

It is imperative that the VA ensure that no veteran face the grave difficulties that Mr. Scriber did.

Our Nation's veterans have sacrificed so much and we must protect them from those bad actors looking to take advantage of the benefits they have earned and deserve.

We must now prove our dedication to those heroes by treating them in accordance with the values and ideals upon which this great Nation was founded.

The VA has a moral obligation to care for our veterans and their families.

Our veterans have shown their devotion to our Nation with their bravery and sacrifice.

We must do everything in our power to ensure that our veterans have the benefits they rightly deserve.

Well, first I want to thank the Senator from New Hampshire for allowing me the opportunity to do this together because it is important. She brings a tremendous amount of credibility to this discussion. She is not just a mother and a…

Well, the truth is that throughout the campaign and even now, that is what I hear all of the time from people, that these regulations are making it harder, not easier, for them to create jobs. That, combined with the uncertainty of the Tax…

the Federal Government appears, at best, indifferent to the concerns of America's job creators