The gentleman from Pennsylvania is exactly right. That is the goal of our language in this bill, and it will be the additional efforts that we will undergo in the comprehensive farm bill that will follow soon.

I would say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that, when we come with our comprehensive farm bill, things that have been identified by many people as a concern, like the direct payments, will not be there. We will address all spending in…

Mr. President, first of all, I will be introducing a bill in a minute called S. 3053, but as a predicate to that, let me talk again about my ongoing investigation of the overreach of the Environmental Protection Agency. Certainly the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks by the Senator from New Hampshire, I be recognized for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, in an attempt to refresh our memory on what happened with the overreach of the EPA, we might remember that it was from this podium, I guess, 2 weeks ago--it was on a Friday that we found out and we had access to a tape that…

With that, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I have obvious concerns on USAID, and some of it is because of the strategy, the Forward strategy that they have.

Here's this wonderful thing that would occur: you would open your mail one day and you would have a packet in there, and you would begin reading through these questions. And your first thought would be: Is this real or is this a scam…

Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes.

Let me reclaim my time. Yes, sir, it is. We started it in 2005 and started rolling it out a few at a time, experimenting with it, and now have increased it. In fact, the administration has asked for 50,000 more a month and has actually…

But I also hear, every time that there is an issue that comes up in any department... the first thing the other side of the aisle rises up and says is, you know what, this wouldn't be an issue if we had a permanent chair in that spot.

We have an enormous amount of waste that is happening by the millions of dollars in some of our USAID programs.

We have employees there that are actually in debt bondage that we are bringing in from third-world countries.

Let me pick up on what Mr. DeFazio was just talking about, Mr. Nicholson. Just in time delivery, I know very few businesses in my district that don't do just in time delivery.

Madam President, today I wish to submit for the Record my remarks and a speech by Taiwan's top diplomat in Washington, Jason C. Yuan, of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, who announced on April 25, 2012, the donation…

It is imperative for the United States to act in a clear, proactive manner to facilitate reforms in Burma.

July of 1843, a new painting was hung in the old rotunda of the United States Capitol under the old wooden dome. It was a painting by Robert Weir of the Embarkation of the Pilgrims. It depicted the beginning of our Nation as a small group…

Mr. President, I write today to explain my vote in opposition to S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, VAWA. I have several outstanding concerns with this legislation, some of which were reflected in the amendments I…