Mr. President, today it is my honor to introduce a bill that would create the U.S. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund. I am joined in this effort by my good friends, and fellow ``Citrus State Senators''--Sen. John Cornyn of…

Mr. President, while we are waiting on other Senators who wish to speak on this judge, I wish to briefly inform the Senate that this coming Thursday, the full Commerce Committee will consider a number of bills that it will mark up. Among…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Florida is recognized.

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We will see you at the third annual congressional women's softball game next year. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise to share some news with the Members of the House. Members of the House, we thought it only right to continue our efforts to have the women show up the men. Our bipartisan congressional women's softball team had another…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 430, the Obey amendment, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The third portion of the divided question is, Will the House concur in the Senate amendment with House amendment…

Wishing everyone a wonderful Independence Day weekend. We have a lot to be thankful for.

Mr. Speaker, It is a great tragedy that the final version of the financial services bill which was approved by a House- Senate conference, contained little or no help for the hundreds of victims of Ponzi schemes, many of whom reside in my…

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Djou), a member of the Armed Forces and Budget Committees and the first Member of Congress to be of half Thai descent.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to start out by thanking the gentleman from Hawaii for those insightful words and for his personal commitment and family honor in making sure that we can…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of House Resolution 1405, congratulating the people of 17 African nations on 50 years of independence and recognizing the importance of Africa to the United States…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my good friend from California (Mr. Royce), the author of the House companion of this bill, for his leadership on this issue. Today I rise in strong support of the Senate…

Mr. Speaker, I am so honored to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health and the author of this resolution.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman from New Jersey, and we are blessed to have such a human rights activist on our committee and, indeed, in the entire House of Representatives. Thank you so much…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today as a proud cosponsor of House Resolution 1462, which expresses the support of the United States to the people of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador in the aftermath of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, and the author of the House companion to this…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mr. Royce and thank Mr. Smith, the author of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.