I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me first thank Mr. Bishop for raising the important issue of frivolous, vexatious litigation. I am thrilled almost beyond words--not quite--almost beyond words that our colleagues on the other…

I want to thank Chairman Kline not only for yielding but also for his leadership on this and on so many other issues on the Education and the Workforce Committee. Mr. Chairman, when so many of our fellow citizens are looking for work, when…

In June the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, proposed a new rule that accelerates the election process for unionization. Union workers would be forced into memberships without having a reasonable time for managers to fully explain the…

I would like to thank our Chairman and I am thankful for his leadership on this very important issue. Once again, the President's National Labor Relations Board is trampling on the rights of American workers and employers by denying them…

Last Monday, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced that the bipartisan group had failed to reach an agreement. In an op-ed to The Wall Street Journal, Congressman Jeb Hensarling, cochair of the supercommittee, stated…

Let me start with my good friend from Colorado. I respect the Senator; I know his concerns. I don't agree. I can remember being told by the Bush administration: We don't need the Detainee Treatment Act. Everybody said we didn't need it…

Mr. President, I would like to rise in support of the statements made by Senators McCain and Levin. I do not have that good a feeling about Iraq, quite frankly. I am not very confident at all that the worst is behind us. I am hopeful that…

Mr. President, section 1031 is a congressional statement of authority of already existing law. It reaffirms the fact this body believes al-Qaida and affiliated groups are a military threat to the United States and they can be held under…

If the Chair will let me know when 5 minutes has passed, because there are a lot of voices to be heard on this issue, and I want them to be heard. I am just one. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so advise.

Thank you. I will wrap up. To Senator Levin and Senator McCain, what they are accusing the Senators of doing is not true. They are codifying a process that will allow us to intelligently and rationally deal with people who are part of…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Leahy- Graham amendment which hopefully we will vote on here soon. The amendment is pretty simple. It says the Congress has decided, in its wisdom, to make the Chief of the National Guard…

Mr. President, I want to thank both Senators McCain and Levin for organizing this debate on this amendment in a way that maybe we can get closure on this amendment tonight. Both our ranking member and the chairman have been very helpful in…

Yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Since, apparently, this amendment will be passed and signed by the President, is the Senator from South Carolina interested in being the head of the---- The PRESIDING…

I think I know where the Senator was going, and the answer will be no. The Guard has enough challenges without promoting me. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll…

I have enjoyed sitting here listening to the arguments against this amendment. They range from the bizarre to the completely incredible. We've heard it's not 1985. I wish it were and that the deficit were only $5 trillion. Imagine what the…

Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Michele Wymer for her outstanding service to her country in her role on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee. Before Michele and her…

Thank you, Dr. Foxx. The new rule also makes it impossible for anyone to challenge the bargaining unit chosen by the union, dividing employees and raising employers' labor costs. We stand here today with an opportunity. We can either allow…

Thank you, Dr. Foxx. In an effort to appease the President and his union supporters, the NLRB has gone off the tracks and begun proposing harmful rules, left, right, up, down. It is ridiculous. One of these rules is why we're here today…