It is the power of the purse that this Congress holds that allows us to gain control of situations like this, and that is why this discussion is so important. I thank the gentleman from Missouri for including us. I yield back.

I thank the Representative from Missouri and look forward to the opportunity to join you this evening. I am a member of the Budget Committee. And last year we had a lengthy budget debate in the committee, it was very robust, to discuss…

I thank the gentleman for the question. His question is very relevant because Republicans are asking the same question. Our chairman of the Budget Committee, John Spratt, is an honorable man, and we have pursued with him frequent efforts…

Yes. Recall that President Obama, since he took office, will double the debt in 5 years, triple it in 10 years. This is absolutely unsustainable. When the Budget Committee met with Mr. Orszag, who is the director of the OMB, the Office of…

It was not 3 weeks ago that the United States had a sale of the U.S. Treasuries that was undersubscribed, which means there were not enough purchasers of our debt for that particular bond issue of U.S. Treasuries that day, which is to say…

I am on the Budget Committee, but the Budget Committee doesn't meet. Maybe the reason the Budget Committee doesn't meet is because they don't want you to see this chart. If we look at this chart, and we look at the blue lines, the blue…

Mr. President, there was a request made to me by the Senator from Delaware if he could have 1 minute to add his name to this discussion that has just been held. I ask unanimous consent that it not be taken out of my time, but that 1 minute…

Mr. President, I want to make it clear that the amendment that has just been talked about is not the only one that is not getting a vote that is absolutely essential to making this bill work--the amendments the American people expect…

Mr. President, I would like to make a point of clarification on my GASB amendment. This amendment creates a new and stable funding source for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The GASB serves an important function to provide…

Madam President, I come to the floor as someone who has practiced medicine in Casper, WY, since 1983, as an orthopedic surgeon taking care of many of the families in the great State of Wyoming. I come to you to talk about the health care…

Mr. President, I have had some concerns over the consumer protection part of the financial reform bill, mostly because I do not think there are very many limitations on it. Particularly in the area of personal privacy, I have some major…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be able to speak as in morning business but on an amendment that I will bring up later on the bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3776

Madam President, I rise to speak about Specter amendment No. 3776, which has already been debated by the Senator from Pennsylvania, but I wish to bring up the other side because it is a very technical, legal issue which crosses…

Mr. President, once again, we are debating a comprehensive bill. This one, of course, is only 1,407 pages, as opposed to 2,700 pages that did health care. But this probably does not affect everybody--just almost everybody. This could have…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today--and the Republican leader has already addressed this body--to discuss the issues of health care, about new revelations, new information that has come forth in terms of the specifics of the costs of…

My take is that it wouldn't work for Wyoming. But this entire health care bill--law, travesty--isn't going to work for Wyoming. We look at the numbers, and the Congressional Budget Office says 15 percent of hospitals in a few years are…

Mr. President, I agree absolutely with my colleague because that is exactly what is happening in the British health care system. It is delayed care, and delayed care, to me, equals denied care. This has been such a major topic for…