Madam Speaker, I think the thing that my colleague across the aisle fails to mention when he talks about the deficit is that, in order to do that, they raise taxes, and that's something they always leave out. They're never real about that…

Madam Speaker, I find it so interesting that our colleagues across the aisle talk about the problems with the filibuster in the Senate. But that is exactly why bills could not get passed that Republicans in the House passed but couldn't…

Madam Speaker, I'd like to yield 1 minute to my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Flake).

Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I'm the final speaker, so I would yield to the gentlelady to give her closing, and I'll reserve my time.

Madam Speaker, I want to say that what my colleague from Massachusetts just said about all those hours of hearings, it was a totally different bill. No hearings have been held on this bill; a totally different bill. That isn't the way we…

Madam Speaker, I will vote against the Previous Question Motion today because I think the American people deserve a clear, up- or-down vote on health reform. They deserve to know how their elected representative voted, without any…

I thank you, Congressman Akin, and I thank you for leading this special order. I want to build on what you and Mr. Jordan have said. I had a town hall meeting in my district on Monday. The people in my district are commonsense people. And…

I think another thing that they have a hard time understanding is how a Member of Congress could lambast the bill one minute and then say we need to vote on it the next. And I want to say Chairwoman Slaughter, the chairwoman of the Rules…

I think you probably hit the nail on the head there. In my personal experience, this is a generational issue.

Under existing law, the quality of your service does not serve as the criteria for retention due to a presumed disruption to unit cohesion and discipline.

Does the Park Service provide funds for the operation of the commission?

Let me switch, if I could, very quickly to S. 1017, the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission.

Passage of this bill and subsequent appropriations would constitute a critical investment in the Blue Ridge Parkway's scenic, natural, and cultural vitality.

I appreciate that, and for purposes again of our members, even the Smithsonian recognized the value of the Blue Ridge Parkway and built a facility off of the parkway which houses the bluegrass museum or the bluegrass inventory of the…

I want to thank Senators Burr, Hagan, Warner and Webb for their leadership in introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act.

Are there benefits realized by having the center located on the university grounds versus on Park Service grounds?

I think all would agree that in some cases, an 800-foot swath is not protecting.

I thank the Senator from Colorado for yielding. I am joining my freshman colleagues on the floor to express my amazement at the difficulty this body is having conducting even the simplest legislative functions. When I came to Washington…