Mr. President, this week the majority brought a bill to the floor to talk about gas prices and energy-producing companies. That was yesterday. Today the majority brought another bill and tried to move away from that bill. We ought to be…

I think that is what we are all hearing. Whether you are for this bill or not, my guess is that you are hearing that if you are asking that question. Another of the President's promises was that an average family, if this health care plan…

Mr. President, I thank the doctor for his leadership on this issue during the debate on the health care law itself and right up to now, the second anniversary of it being signed into law. Certainly Missouri voters were the first voters who…

I thank the Senator for yielding. I am pleased to join him on this amendment. This would allow family farmers to use their vehicles within 150 miles of their farm without having to have a commercial driver's license. It is a requirement…

Madam President, this amendment would continue the current practice in which 15 percent of the bridge money that goes to States goes to local governments. If you have talked to a county commissioner anywhere in the country about the…

I thank the clerk for reporting. Mr. President, this amendment deals with the whole issue of off- system bridges. These are bridges that are not part of the State system, are not part of the Federal system, but normally are run by county…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1540, which is at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The assistant…

Mr. President, I wish to speak on the amendment I have offered with my friend, Senator Casey from Pennsylvania, on the highway bill, amendment No. 1540. In my State, and I think in the whole country, the question we hear over and over…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague for all the comments she has made about Judge Edwards, his family, and the school. This is truly a remarkable story. I know both of our staffs have been telling us for some time now of incident after…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

This is not one of the highlights of stepping into the well of the House. This is a moment that does not yield great joy, at least not for what just happened in terms of the death of my friend and my colleague, Donald Payne. There is…

Due to a commitment off the Hill, I had to miss votes on H.R. 562, S. 1134, and H. Res. 556. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 562, ``aye'' on S. 1134, and ``aye'' on H. Res. 556. ____________________

Mr. President, the reason this amendment is being debated right now is because the administration issued an order that is unprecedented. It is unprecedented because the mandate provisions of the health care bill are also unprecedented…

I thank the Senator. Mr. President, let me conclude in the next few minutes by first saying that a growing list of groups support this amendment: Home School Legal Defense Association, Family Research Council, Southern Baptist Convention…

I thank the Senator. Mr. President, I want to go next to my neighbor in the Congress, and now my neighbor in the Senate, and my neighbor in real life from northwest Arkansas. I am from southwest Missouri. I am glad Senator Boozman came…

I thank the Senator for her leadership and from the beginning of this discussion back in August when Senator Ayotte, Senator Rubio, Senator Nelson from Nebraska and I introduced this bill, we have been joined in this amendment by three…

I do too. I hope we find out now that while we do not have as much bipartisan support as we would like to have, we will have some. Senator Ben Nelson from Nebraska, along with Senator Ayotte from New Hampshire and Senator Rubio from…

Mr. President, I thank my friend for those good additions to what we are talking about. I might say, also, even if there is some accounting issue that makes this appear that maybe someone you are hiring is paying for it instead of you, if…