Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 2220 The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes…

Americans have the right to know the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

it is essential that the States, cities, counties do their responsibility and the Federal Government does theirs.

if you're not at the table, you're on the menu.

We would be glad to have a fair hearing for all people involved.

This is what makes America a great country is that we do have divergent opinions.

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By President Clinton at the very end, in early January of 2001--January 10, actually.

Yes. Actually, in 2001, the President did Executive Order 13586. That executive order extended that out to all agencies dealing with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. So it does extend this out to the Department of Transportation as well, as…

Mr. Speaker, I come from an energy State, a State that has done hydraulic fracking since the 1940s. It is a State that has beautiful lands, clean air, and clean water. But energy requires a tremendous amount of capital, and so it needs…

This is very simple. This is the information age. In my rural State of Oklahoma, sometimes they have to drive 30 miles to a post office. This will make it a lot easier as an accommodation and nothing is lost. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

Madam President, 99 percent of the American public has no idea that when they check the box, we are going to take actual American taxpayer dollars and subsidize party conventions for candidates who have already been decided. If we are…

I call up amendment No. 2214 on behalf of myself and the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Udall. I ask unanimous consent that we be given 3 minutes for each side to be divided between myself and Senator Udall. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my letter to the minority leader dated May 29, 2012, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington…

This is an amendment that falls in line with the recommendation of the administration as well as every outside group that has ever looked at this program. The Department of Agriculture has five access to marketing programs. This is just…

Mr. President, I assume by the chairman's response that she supports the $20 million that went into a reality TV show in India to purchase cotton other than ``made in the United States.'' That is where $20 million of it went. That is what…