It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, a longtime fighter for Haiti, the gentleman from New Jersey, the Honorable Donald Payne.

I yield 2 minutes to the Chair of the subcommittee for the Western Hemisphere, the gentleman from New York, the Honorable Eliot Engel.

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes the hardworking gentleman from the great State of Texas, the Honorable Al Green.

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, a longtime fighter for Haiti, the Honorable Barbara Lee.

I thank my good friend and fellow New Yorker for yielding to me. I want to commend him for the work he has done. I want to commend my friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) for this bill. Madam Speaker, like all…

Thank you, my dear friend, for your leadership and for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1107 and as co-chair and cofounder of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, I rise today to celebrate the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in moving this bill to the floor. I also would like to thank Chairman Towns and Ranking Member Issa, along with Congressmen Clay and Lynch, for their support and cooperation. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2010, at 9 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on energy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2010, at 10…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2010. The Committee will meet in room SDG-50 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building beginning…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``ESEA Reauthorization: The Importance of…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3358 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Coburn amendment…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that upon disposition of the amendments in order this morning, the Senate then proceed to a period for the transaction of morning business until 12:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein…

At a recent hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, testified that CBO's latest assessment of the Recovery Act found that it had increased our real GDP by as much as 3.5…

I thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on this measure. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This bill is aimed at restricting some of the most abusive practices still…