Thank you to the gentlewoman from California for allowing me this opportunity to talk a little bit about the topic that has taken over our debate about a post office today. Normally, we would be discussing the naming of a post office; but…

Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the majority leader for finally bringing this essential legislation to the floor after more than 3 years of extensions and delays. This bipartisan bill is the…

I want to read a letter I got from a doctor talking about the disproportionate effect of our health care system on women. She says, ``As a health care provider, I see patients in my office frequently who need surgery or medicine but who…

Madam President, let me begin by saluting the leadership of my colleague, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Senator Lieberman. He has been so persistent in ensuring a debate on this program. His leadership on this issue, as…

I couldn't be more pleased to have spent the last year and a few months working on this issue and to be here this month where we may get the opportunity to vote on this bill. Because I want to tell you, Madam Speaker, what I hear from my…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1168 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1168 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman…

I have to say I am unprepared to answer your question about the research and development tax credit for the pharmaceutical industry--I know that I have industries in my State that benefit from that tax credit--before I say yes or no about…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). All time yielded during consideration of this rule is for debate only. General Leave

I thank my colleague from California. We have had a lively debate this morning on a whole variety of issues. I had no idea I was going to have the pleasure of coming to the floor to talk about the bus trips with senior citizens, about the…

I will just say a couple of more things again. I am thrilled that the President has decided to focus all of his energy on health care. I think that the people of this country have waited long enough for health care reform, and I am anxious…

I appreciate my colleague's yielding, and I appreciate his thoughtful comments about red tide and hypoxia research. I can only answer for the residents of my home State, who are deeply concerned about algal blooms, red tide, the economic…

Thank you. And just to answer your point, I, too, think it is essential that we continue our research and development here in this country. Frankly, much of it is done around the world on research and development. But I don't think that…

Well, thank you so much for yielding your time and for allowing me to address this topic, and even though we are here to address algal blooms, I appreciate the chance to go back and forth on this important topic.

First off, I would prefer to answer you on my own time, because it seems to me when you yield me your time, you usually answer for me. So I would rather wait until I have my time.

I had no idea that we were here to debate health care this morning, but I appreciate that the gentleman, my friend from California, has brought up the differences between us. I would like to make a couple of points. First off, we are here…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 10 additional minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. (The remarks of Ms. Snowe pertaining to the introduction of S. 3103 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North…