Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the backbone of America's economy. More than half of American workers are employed by small businesses. In fact, 99.7 percent of businesses in the United States employ fewer than 500 people. When I talk to…

I thank the gentleman for the time, and I also want to thank Ambassador Watson for her comments on this wonderful institution. {time} 1510 Madam Speaker, as a former Florida certified teacher, as a former educator and as an alum of Miami…

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise tonight to recognize and encourage continued support for the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind. Founded in 1931 in Little Havana in my congressional district, the Miami Lighthouse is invaluable to my south…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize a very distinguished Coral Gables resident, Ambassador Sue Cobb, on being a recent recipient of the Order of Jamaica. A fellow University of Miami graduate, Ambassador Cobb is the first…

If it is OK with the chairman of the committee, we have a unanimous consent that has been agreed to on both sides. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments, No. 4595 and No. 4596, be modified with the changes at…

Mr. President, we are down now to passing what we have tried to pass so many times, this small business assistance bill, which is going to create a $30 billion lending facility that will work through community banks. The small business…

Oh, goodness. I will conclude by saying if his amendment does not pass, then you have a viable alternative with the Nelson amendment. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nebraska.

Thank you, Mr. Carter. I appreciate it. With growing violence and drug trafficking, Mr. Carter, in Mexico and a homegrown terrorist threat, we have to crack down on illegal immigration for our Nation's security. I welcome those who enter…

Madam Speaker, I wanted to join others in extending my congratulations to Miami Dade College on its 50th anniversary. For half a century, Miami Dade has been providing outstanding opportunities in education to the students of the State of…

"I am very happy to have the civilian version of ""The Apprentice"" back on the air this fall. There will be excitement as well as opportunity."

I'm offering to buy the site of that planned Islamic Site near Ground Zero.

I think it's a disgrace that it's taken so long. And frankly, I know as you probably know, my idea wasn't to build the buildings that they have now it was to rebuild the World Trade Center one story taller and a lot stronger.

Oh I don't think -- I don't think you've seen the worst of it. It's going to get worse and worse. And I really think it's going to be very hard to get it built.

I believe that he is using this building as a way to sell it for a lot of money and he's using religion as a way to get the price. And I don't like it.

I thought it was a great idea. I thought -- now had I not seen the articles in the newspaper, Anderson, about how valuable, what a great deal he made.

Well, Anderson, you see how poorly the state of New York is run.

Oh, I don't think you -- I don't think you have seen the worst of it. It's going to get worse and worse.

I said, I'm making you this offer despite the fact I don't even like the building or the location, but I'm doing it in order to create peace.