I am going to do something I don't ordinarily do. I am going to read something: I just want to reassure people, passing this bill-- particularly as amended--will not in any way, shape, or form reduce sensible regulation of derivatives. It…

I have been sitting here for the past 45- 50 minutes watching the debate. It strikes me that with all of the financial terms and with some of the heated rhetoric--and it has been heated--I never thought I would see the day where…

Constituents living across South Carolina's Second Congressional District have communicated very sincere concerns about the implementation of ObamaCare. Sarah from North Augusta writes: People should not be punished because they grow old…

The Augusta Chronicle lead editorial on Saturday hit the nail on the head, pointing out the real truths about the ObamaCare train wreck. Americans remember a ``soothing assurance from President Obama in 2009 when he was hawking his…

Last night I hosted a teletown hall with constituents across South Carolina's Second Congressional District. Apart from the vast majority calling for the President and Democrats in the Senate to negotiate with House Republicans to end the…

We are all getting calls in our offices as to the impact of ObamaCare on average Americans. Here is an example from just this morning: A female, aged 23, making below the D.C. poverty level per year. She currently pays $94 a month for her…

We believe he was in Libya before the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, right?

What are the odds that he was in Tripoli before the Benghazi attack, had a record of bombing embassies in the 1990s, and had nothing to do with the consulate attack in Benghazi? The Senator from New Hampshire is a prosecutor. What does my…

We are throwing around names. I think Zawahiri is the person who took bin Laden's place. If we captured him tomorrow, that would be the ultimate treasure trove.

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from New Hampshire who has been one of the strongest voices since the day she got here in the Senate to talk about the difference between fighting a war and fighting a crime. The Senator has been…

Can the Senator from New Hampshire tell us a little bit about this individual called al-Libi? Why do we believe he would be such a treasure trove? What is his background? How long has he been involved in Al Qaeda? And what have we missed…

Mr. President, if the Senator from New Hampshire will yield for one more inquiry. He was captured in Tripoli, Libya; is that right?

Thank you. I would argue we can't possibly understand all he knows about Benghazi in the last 20 years of terrorism by holding him on a ship for less than 2 weeks. He should be held at Gitmo as long as it takes to find out what he knows…

We also know him to be one of the higher level Al Qaeda operatives roaming the planet. He was involved in bombing our Embassies in 1998 in Kenya and Tanzania; is that correct?

The Federal Government has been shut down for 15 days. For 15 days, the President and Senate Democrats have made very few attempts to work with the House to reopen the government's doors. Washington Democrats have not been willing to…

On January 14 of this year, the President spoke at a press conference, saying: I think, if you look at the history, getting votes for the debt ceiling is always difficult, and budgets in this town are always difficult. The Federal…

Thank you, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, for yielding. I am very grateful for your leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, funding our national security interests within the Department of Energy must be a priority in order to protect…

Then I saw some reference as to whether or not people who may have been convicted of a felony, what it would do to their qualifications, as well as their family qualifications. At one instance--I hope this is out of the bill--we talked…