Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the…

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, and section (4)(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You- Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable…

This week we are closer than we have ever been to passing real, comprehensive health insurance reform for the American people. Reform is simple. It gives consumers, working families, and small businesses more control and forces insurance…

We have been talking about health care reform for nearly a century, and certainly inaction is no longer acceptable. The American people voted for and demand reform. They deserve our support. Health insurance reform is about cost. These…

Representative Dahlkemper, you know, you and our colleague from Florida sparked a thought as you were both talking about innovation and small business creation. To the credit of the leadership in the House--and I have to credit Speaker…

Thank you for bringing us together this evening for this discussion on the small business agenda here in Washington. Obviously, as has been stated so many times during this session of Congress, the number one priority is jobs, jobs, jobs…

We all know that health care costs are unsustainable. They're still crushing families, small businesses and large companies alike. When people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance. Even people who do have jobs and want…

Representative Dahlkemper, I know that you've brought students to town. They've come from Pennsylvania from your district to visit. Today, I greeted students from Brown School in Schenectady, and as luck would have it, they came across the…

Thank you, Representative Dahlkemper. And it is a pleasure to hear both Congressmen from Michigan and California and you as a Representative from Pennsylvania all speaking the voice of the freshman class. I'm so enthused to work with all…

On rollcall No. 102, I was detained with legislative business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

This chart is a quick way to assess the direction things have been going in our efforts to recover from the Great Recession. While it is not success, it is definitely progress. It shows the monthly change in nonfarm payrolls over the past…

It is time for us, as a Congress, to have this long overdue discussion on our involvement in Afghanistan. According to the War Powers Resolution, we have a role to play; and it is time that we, as a Congress, exercised our authority…

I want to thank the ranking member of the full committee as well as the ranking member of the subcommittee for the cooperative spirit in working together in getting this bill to where it is today. Thank you for working in a very bipartisan…

It is my honor to yield 1 minute to the distinguished Chair of the Financial Services Committee who has led us this far, the gentleman from Massachusetts, the Honorable Barney Frank.

It is my pleasure now to yield 1\1/2\ minutes of that to the gentlelady from the great State of Florida, the Honorable Corrine Brown.

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to one who is called from the Caribbean, the gentlewoman from the great State of New York, the Honorable Yvette Clarke.

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman currently has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from the great State of Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee. (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)