Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Neal for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, as he well knows, is one of my favorite Members. He is a good friend. He is a man of great integrity. But, Mr. Speaker, both the House and Senate…

Mr. Speaker, there is a saying that Texans like to use: ``That dog won't hunt.'' It doesn't do what it is purported to do. It doesn't take Einstein to predict what will happen this time around, when he defined insanity as ``doing the same…

I have serious concerns about her before she moves forward for a full Senate vote and wants her to clarify her testimony before the entire Senate actually debates and votes on her nomination.

Thank you, Mr. President. I see Senator Menendez from New Jersey has arrived. He is a cosponsor, together with Senator Cantwell and myself, on this amendment, and I want to thank Senator Cantwell for her leadership. She has covered a lot…

Mr. President, may I inquire how much time remains on the unanimous consent agreement for this amendment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have approximately 6 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of a native son of Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Reginald F. Lewis. Let me also acknowledge the presence of many of the Lewis family members in the gallery, including his mother, Carolyn; widow, Loida; daughter…

Mr. President, I understand we now have a new bill. I am looking at Senator Wyden hold up that new bill. I got a sheet that looked as if it came from K Street that gave us a list of changes that will be included in the managers' package. I…

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support this motion. This motion will send H.R. 1 back to the Committee on Finance with instructions to return it within 3 days to deal with one of the principal purposes of this act, and that is to…

In going over the history as to how the income tax came about, it really was part of Federalism. They needed the consent of the States to change the Constitution. It was a partnership with our States, and that is why, from its inception…

Mr. President, later I will come back and speak on some of these other issues, but I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

Mr. President, I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maryland [Mr. CARDIN] moves to commit the bill H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance of the…

Mr. President, I take this time to inform my colleagues of a motion that I hope to file tomorrow that would recommit the bill, and I am going to talk a little bit about it. First, if I might, let me just point out that yesterday I took to…

Mr. President, I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Carper and Warner. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…

Mr. President, I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit…

The gentleman wouldn't yield to me, but I am glad to yield to him. Mr. McCARTHY. My friend is correct on a lot, but understand one thing. In this job and when we run, we are passionate about our beliefs. My parents always told me: If you…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the majority leader for yielding. As the majority leader knows, we have 9 days remaining under the present schedule. I understand that an extension of that to the 22nd may be contemplated, but we have 9 legislative…

Mr. Speaker, I want to say to my friend, the majority leader, with all due respect we raise a lot of heat in this town. Unfortunately, on the cusp of a meeting that was convened to try to reach some agreements on very important issues to…

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 4182, the EQUALS Act. My Republican colleagues have offered a legislative solution to a problem that does not exist. The Oversight Committee has not held a single hearing to examine the existing…