But Israel still wants to end the occupation. Israel wants to be left in peace. Israel offered in 2000 at Camp David, in 2001 at Taba. And what was their offer? Israel said, ``We will withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip. We will withdraw…

One would listen to this debate and believe that it's only Democrats who have an economic problem that we're facing. It's almost embarrassing to listen to the minority talk about the deficit and not even explain how we got into this…

The Joint Economic Committee released a report this week which shows the staggering cost to the government of failing to extend unemployment benefits. The report focuses on unemployed disabled workers. By the end of 2010, the JEC estimates…

It is time to repeal the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue'' policy and to allow lesbian, gay and bisexual persons to serve openly in the military. From the initial introduction of this profoundly misguided policy in 1993, I have never…

I am pleased that today we are finally faced with an amendment on the floor to end the policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Seventeen years ago, I introduced a bill to ban discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation…

Mr. President, since becoming chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with jurisdiction over Federal elections, I have come to have a better appreciation for and deeper understanding of the obstacles and barriers that our…

Madam President, I rise against the second-degree amendment by Senator Kyl. It would actually take $200 million that is not going to secure the border any. It will incarcerate illegal immigrants. It will pay for their food, their health…

Madam President, I rise in opposition to the three amendments that have been spoken about--the McCain amendment, the Cornyn amendment, and the McCain-Kyl amendment. I will get into some detail in a few minutes about the opposition, but it…

Madam President, I rise to oppose this $2.2 billion spending amendment. It puts money in just about every program, needed or not. Then it takes that money out of the stimulus, the Recovery Act, taking it away from jobs. We must secure the…

My amendment, to which I would like to speak, encourages the Department of Defense to help develop the next generation of semiconductors. It allows us to embrace the American intellect and put it into an investment towards better outcomes…

Mr. President, I wish today to speak about my grave concern for the children of Haiti. Last month, Senator Landrieu and I traveled to Haiti, where we met with President Preval and First Lady Elisabeth Delatour Preval. We heard firsthand…

Representative Garamendi, I believe you are citing yet another contrast we can feel is coming in the near future. But we can even point to history, just recent past history about the Wall Street reform package that came before the House…

You are so very right. The gentleman from Ohio outlined the greed that was allowed to take over because there was no watchdog in the equation. Tonight, in this Special Order hour, we are sharing with the American public the sharp contrast…

Well, I think the contrast is clear. You know, when it came to whether you want a watchdog in the equation, when it comes to Wall Street behavior, Democrats in the House say yes. Republicans say no. Do you want to have consumer protection…

As these instruments were invented to circumvent regulation, the Democrats have said yes, we're concerned about that. We want to fix it. Republicans say no. The vote was clear. No to Wall Street reform. You look at the GDP growth. You look…

And I think the results here are driven by a number of things, choices, contrasts. The choice here was to put American families, American workers, small business, as a high priority. No more alignment with Big Oil, big banks, insurance…

If my colleagues would yield, the colloquy you developed reminds me that the change in thinking here, the policies initiated and the change in direction, I think it was Fortune magazine in its April 16 issue said, the economy has taken a…

Thank you so much for joining us this evening, Mr. Driehaus. And Representative Garamendi, thank you. And I'm sure you have some final statements that you'd like to make.