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Americans are rightly worried about the security of their personal information, including their Social Security number. We must stop overuse and abuse of Social Security numbers in order to help prevent ID theft and further protect…
Mr. Speaker, there have been a lot of quotes on this floor, so this one goes out to our young people and our seniors and our servicemembers and Federal workers who stand to be affected by a government shutdown. It's a lesson for my…
I thank the gentleman from Oregon for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.J. Res. 37, which prevents the Federal Government from coming in and regulating the Internet. If you look at what's happening in Washington right…
Mr. Speaker, with respect to a possible shutdown, I have to say that this is a direct result of a distinct lack of leadership. Former Speaker Pelosi showed no leadership in not even attempting to submit a 2011 budget in the 111th Congress…
Mr. President, a few weeks ago, as we were debating whether to move to this bill now on the floor, I sent a letter to the distinguished majority leader, Senator Reid, and I was joined by several of my colleagues. We made a real simple…
Well, Congressman Jackson, my question to you was going to be: Have you seen a State react yet? Have you seen a State step up with their own jobs plan? Or have you seen a State address the inequality and the treatment of the unemployed so…
Absolutely not. Not only would my State take it, but there's a new report out by a conservative group that shows that Louisiana receives more aid than every other State except one and for the first time our State budget has more Federal…
Well, they can't do it. Part of it becomes when you take health care as a whole, when you start talking about the United States of America and health care for all, the United States of America and education for all, the United States of…
Well, it depends. And what we see in this climate right now, you see the anger out there of a generation of people and a large population of people who are upset at the way government is working. Now, there is one particular thing they can…
Thank you, Congressman Jackson, for yielding to me and allowing me to participate in this conversation. And thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing us this opportunity to talk. Congressman Jackson, you well know that it starts back in the…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Coburn amendment No. 281 replace amendment No. 223 in the agreement we reached last evening. This is an updated version of Senator Coburn's amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…
Madam Speaker, you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat our seniors and how they treat our children. According to the 2012 budget, House Republicans do not value our seniors nor our children. They want to privatize Medicare and…
In some of the barracks where we're asking our soldiers, I would literally not want to see pets or animals kept in some of these facilities.
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that any time spent in a quorum call prior to the votes at 4 p.m. be equally divided. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Sanders' amendment No. 207 now be modified with the changes at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as…
Madam President, under the previous agreement we were able to get to last evening, I call up the amendments I previously cited. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from…
Mr. President, I thank Senator Cardin for his patience and Senator Snowe as we have worked up through the last hour or two on their two proposals. Both have to do with perfecting our contracting programs. While not specific to the SBIR…