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Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. As a former member of the Rules Committee, I felt compelled to come to the floor of the House now because the Republican rules package is asking us to vote on a huge deception of…
WIshing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Mr. President, I pay tribute during this holiday season to the men and women serving our Nation so nobly across the globe. As we mark the 10th year our Nation has been engaged in combat, we should all be reminded of the extraordinary…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
Mr. President, I rise in support of the New START treaty. I wish to make a comment. I was raised in a time that when the President of the United States went abroad, he spoke for our country and there was no partisanship when that occurred…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4053, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S…
Mr. President, I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Tennessee.
Mr. President, I support this treaty. The support is overwhelming, and it is bipartisan. The fact that the entire defense establishment and the Pentagon supports this treaty should be significant. The questions that have been raised about…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution of which I am proud to be an original cosponsor. I want to thank my good friend from New York, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, for her timely work in…
Mr. Chairman, job creation is priority number one. Fourteen million Americans are striving every day to find a job. But what they fail to understand in Washington, to get a job, you've got to promote small business and free enterprise and…
Mr. Speaker, despite $14 trillion in debt, Congress continues to waste taxpayers' money. The Senate is now debating the Senate bill, loaded with more than 6,000 earmarks, including research for maple syrup in Vermont. This barrel of pork…
Mr. Speaker, I came to Congress to fight for new jobs, protect the retirement security of America's seniors, and give middle class families a fair shake in this economy. Yet our efforts, the basic bricks in the foundation of a working…
Mr. Chairman, I rise with deep concerns over the temporary payroll tax cut included in the package before us tonight, not because we shouldn't provide relief to the middle class. We must, tonight. Cutting Social Security contributions…
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the impeachment of Judge Thomas Porteous and specifically to offer my thoughts on the Articles of Impeachment. First, let me say as a general matter that when we as a body consider the nomination of a…
Mr. President, we are soon going to vote on the bipartisan compromise on extending the expiring tax cuts and unemployment benefits. Although, as I described yesterday, it is a bitter pill to swallow because of the extended funding that…
Madam President, I want to say to the new Senator from Illinois, thank you for your forbearance. 10 years ago, this Senator made his maiden speech on the floor, and it was about this very same issue. Because then, a decade ago, we had the…
Madam Speaker, I would like to honor a great public servant and a dear friend, Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who, after 17 years of distinguished service to our south Florida community here in Congress, is retiring. The House of…