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I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R…
Mr. President, today I wish to note the importance of growing Russian-American cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy. Our common interests in this area are a significant opportunity to enhance energy security and economic growth…
Madam President, there has been a lot of talk about how we go about rebuilding the infrastructure after recent disasters and how we assist struggling States to accomplish that goal. Many in this body do not believe the Federal Government…
Mr. President, I ask to speak for up to 1 hour. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Today, there is a celebration in Alaska. Tonight is the 144th anniversary of Alaska Day. This is the day that commemorates the first raising of the Stars and Stripes over Lord Baranof's castle in Sitka, AK. At the time, Sitka was called…
I first wish to say I know my colleague from Alaska was on the floor talking. Today is Alaska Day. It was a great day for our country when the final transfer from Russia to the United States resulted in the great State of Alaska, which has…
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to introduce a piece of legislation honoring a great Alaskan. James Martin Fitzgerald was a giant of my State's judicial community for 5 decades--almost as long as Alaska has been a State. This…
Mr. President, I rise today to remember a fallen hero, U.S. Army National Guard Master Sergeant Christian Riege. He and two fellow officers were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Carson City International House of Pancakes on September…
Mr. President, I speak today in honor of Brian Schmidt, one of three individuals who were awarded the Nobel Prize for physics this week. Dr. Schmidt, of the Australian National University, along with Dr. Adam Reiss, of Johns Hopkins…
Madam President, I come to the floor today--thankfully for the last time, I hope--in support of the pending free-trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. For nearly 3 years we have heard the administration say the right things…
Mr. President, I rise today to thank Senator Bingaman for leading the effort to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. Over 100 years ago this Congress passed a law which formed a compact with counties…
Mr. President, as were many of my colleagues, I was back home last week talking, in my case, to Alaskans, and the issues on their minds are pretty simple: the economy and jobs. Alaska has fared better than most States over the last 2…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. the Jobs Act
Congress should not adopt as its own specific findings made by EPA in the context of these rulemakings. Congress has not undertaken a full analysis of the EPA's methodology in assessing these reductions. EPA's estimates encompass multiple…
As we go around our districts, as I go around my district in Oklahoma, many people come up to me and say, John, what are you politicians in Washington going to do to help this economy? What are you going to do to create jobs here in…
Additionally, lost supplies of cement resulting from closure of cement plants would also drive up the cost of infrastructure projects and potentially limit the number of projects that may be undertaken. Now, some of the opponents of this…
This amendment calls for findings and also would effectively veto this bill. These are not findings for which we established an underlying record in the proceedings relating to this bill. The MACT program is a separate mandate for…
Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XXII, including germaneness…