Without objection, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (Mr. SCHUMER addressed the Chair.) The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York. ____________________

Madam President, I object until we discuss the order of business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Oklahoma.

Madam President, I wish to spend the rest of this time talking about a local matter of some concern. One of the nice things about being a Senator, you work on big matters and small matters and they are all enjoyable and all are important…

Madam President, second--and I am going to speak on a local matter in a minute--I wish to compliment Senators Reid and Baucus and Harkin and Dodd for the great job they have done. What a momentous day it is. Today is a moment to ignore the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that my request be modified so that the Senator from Oklahoma may have up to 10 minutes to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that first the Senator from Oklahoma be recognized for 5 minutes, then the Senator from North Dakota be recognized for 10 minutes and that no motions be in order during the time of their speeches and immediately…

Madam President, first, I wish to salute my colleague from Virginia. There has been no one in this body who has stood more firmly and more intelligently and more successfully for veterans than the junior Senator from Virginia, and I thank…

Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee, on which I am proud to serve, for yielding time, as well as for the great work he has done. I wish to commend Senators Dodd and Harkin for the great work they have done in the…

Mr. President, in conclusion, I will just say this: In November, this bill will be a positive--a strong positive for those who supported it. Those who were in favor of it will benefit. Those who opposed it will come to regret their…

This chart was produced by the Joint Economic Committee, and it shows the constant process of the creation and loss of jobs that occurs in our economy. The solid black line shows the number of private sector jobs created. The dotted line…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I really can't understand how this discussion is dealing with Republicans and Democrats. When someone loses his job and loses his health care, loses his dignity and pride and ability to take care of his or her rent…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. I rise in support of the health care bill. Mr. Speaker, this is an historic vote. With passage of these health care reforms, 32 million people without insurance will get it…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Speaker, my colleagues, one of the lowest points in my political career was when I asked for a leave of absence from the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee. I had thought at that time with my…

Today we answer the clarion call from the American people to fix our Nation's broken health care system. Today is the day we deliver on that promise with a vote as historic as the creation of Social Security and Medicare. Today I will cast…

I thank the chairman for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I'm proud to be a Member of Congress, but never as proud as I am tonight. Tonight we're finally going to pass comprehensive health care for the American people. My friends on the…

I rise in strong support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of enacting historic health care reform. Over the past fifteen months, I have held countless meetings with community organizations, small business owners, senior…

This health insurance package, despite real inadequacies, deals with three basic problems: First, 45,000 Americans a year die because they lack health insurance. By extending health insurance to 32 million more Americans, this bill will…

Thank you, Representative Garamendi. It is important, I believe, for us to recognize, as you're suggesting, the benefits that we're bringing because of this reform for Americans across this great country. Now, the chants that we heard…