Mr. President, I wish to discuss an amendment that would expand the Financial Stability Council established in S. 3217 to include the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration. It is important that the council incorporate a…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act. I am pleased to be joined in this effort by my colleague from Maine, Senator Snowe. Our legislation would give greater local control and…

Mr. President, I rise today to join with my colleague from Wisconsin in introducing legislation, the Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010, to prevent future unfair administrative cuts in Medicare home health payment rates. Home…

Madam President, the pending amendment was set aside. I call up the Snowe amendment No. 3755. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Snowe] proposes an…

This second amendment would fix an unintended consequence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the underlying legislation, which would have the effect of choking off access to credit by small business. According to the February…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for consideration of seasonal income in mortgage…

I would like to thank the distinguished chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Dodd, for working with me so constructively, as well as his staff, on these two amendments I am calling up this afternoon. And I thank Senator Shelby, as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Shaheen be added as a cosponsor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike section 1071) Strike section 1071.

I'd like to thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in support of this amendment. This is a bipartisan effort to ensure that our troops are outfitted with American-made goods as much as possible. Under current policy, clothing items…

Mr. President, 40 years ago, Senator Gaylord Nelson attempted to bring attention to a degraded environment through a day dedicated to our planet. On April 22, 1970, environmental issues, as they are today, were challenging oxygen levels in…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize April as the 22nd Annual National American City Quality Month. Led by the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, American City Planning Directors' Council/American City Quality…

Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to submit a resolution recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am honored to be joined by a longtime advocate of children, Senator Dodd, in turning a spotlight on the issue of…

This week we marked Equal Pay Day, a day when we recognize the unequal pay of women in this country. Today, women still only make 77 cents to every dollar earned by men. But this disparity is not a women's issue. It's a family issue. There…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank Ranking Member Buyer for all his hard work on this bill before us today, as well as my colleague, Mr. Brown, for working in a bipartisan manner throughout…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the resolution provides a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 4715, the Clean Estuaries Act of 2010. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Dr. Foxx. All time yielded for consideration of the rule is for debate only. General Leave

In closing, I want to say that this bill, the bill we started talking about, about estuaries, which is very important for economic development in my State, will also help the NEPs keep their management plans current by requiring them to be…