But effective government, sound government where you're investing in a way that will grow back the economy, where you're creating the discipline that was so essential. Just looking at the gulf today, understanding that all of this…

If the gentlewomen will yield, it's interesting. You know, you talk about these observations that have been shared in publications, but as early as April 16, I believe, Fortune Magazine talked about the Recovery Act's working, that the…

If the gentleman from Ohio would yield. Mr. Boccieri, you struck something in me when you talked about the party of ``no.'' Even the party of ``no,'' it was not good enough to say ``no'' to an issue like America COMPETES. On this very…

Thank you, Representative Wasserman Schultz. And thank you for bringing us together for this Special Order which obviously will speak to the wisdom of sound policy that breaks from the failed policies of the past. What is startling is that…

It was an intentional game of ``gotcha.'' Here sat in the balcony representatives of labor and representatives from the United States Chamber of Commerce, a broad spectrum of support for a bill that takes America to the cutting edge…

I want to thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle for seeing the usefulness in this amendment. I want to thank Mr. Cuellar for being a partner and for bringing this amendment forward. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my…

I thank my colleagues, Chair Waters and Chairman Frank, for bringing this important bill to the floor today and for supporting my amendment, which is cosponsored by Representative Cuellar from Texas. Before I speak about my amendment, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 10 offered by Ms. Clarke: Page 21, line 3, strike ``and''. Page 21, line 8, strike the period…

It's been more than 30 days since the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. In that time, at least 40 million gallons of oil have entered our oceans. To give you some idea what this means for the gulf coast, if the oil disaster…

Madam President, my esteemed colleague from New York, I first thank our Chair, the Senator from California, who does a great job on all of these issues. I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for his, as usual, excellent and prescient…

The BP oil spill has caused a great emergency along our gulf coast. I hope as the response to it continues, we never forget the lessons of the Ground Zero workers. In the wake of 9/11, thousands of men and women labored tirelessly. Driven…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 409, noes 0, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 346] AYES--409…

I thank the gentleman, and I will be brief. I rise in support of everything that my colleagues have said. The U.S.-Israel relationship is a special relationship, and it's a relationship that needs to be strengthened. The United States is…

Thank you, and I thank you for organizing this Special Order. It has been absolutely galling to watch the hypocrisy and the fury, the underserved fury directed at Israel for taking a step in its own self-defense. The so-called ``Freedom…

Let there be no doubt in anyone's mind: Israel has the right to defend herself and the responsibility to protect her citizens from Hamas, which denies Israel's right to exist and rains rockets down on its citizens. While Israel reviews the…

I thank the gentleman for organizing this Special Order and providing critical details of exactly what happened. Let there be no doubt in anyone's mind: Israel has the right to defend herself and the responsibility to protect her citizens…

I thank the gentleman. I'm just going to complete my statement, and I appreciate your generosity. The administration focused today on humanitarian and development assistance to strengthen the Palestinian Authority so it can serve as a…

Twelve miles, to be precise. Greta Berlin said, no, the aim is to break the blockade. Now, a lot of people, a lot of countries were saying, the President of France, ``How dare they intercept ships on the high seas.'' ``This is piracy,''…