Mr. President, I have mentioned before that I have been paying attention to foreign state-owned companies' growing investments in American companies and commercial markets. I would like to spend a few minutes discussing that issue today…

Mr. President, I have been to the floor several times to call attention to foreign state-owned companies' growing investments in American companies and commercial markets. I come to the Senate floor to discuss this further with my…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time from 2 p.m. until 2:25 p.m. be under the control of Senator Manchin; further, that the time from 2:25 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. today be reserved as follows: Senator Enzi for 10 minutes and…

Mr. President, this past weekend we bowed our heads in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives we lost on September 11, 2001. The largest attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor changed our lives drastically, but it did not impact America as…

We do have a lot of difficulties coming up, especially with sequestration.

I hate to say that I agree with you that Iowans and folks across the country have been placed into a situation where they are attempting to decide, 'Do I pay for my mortgage, or do I purchase health insurance?'

As I mentioned, Iowa families are paying a lot for these premiums.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator very much. It is an honor to join my freshmen colleagues on the floor of the U.S. Senate to talk about our failing national security strategy. This past weekend, we all bowed our heads in remembrance of…

I have made my trip to Cuba and I ended up spending nearly a week with an individual, I had better not identify him because he would be busted by the Castro Administration.

we ought to be thinking about in this 50+ year saga of trying to free the Cuban people, back when we believed in promoting freedom around the world, and we will again.

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized to address you on the floor of the House of Representatives this evening, as we move toward a September session that perhaps gets concluded in a way that we go back to the November elections…

When fewer small businesses compete for federal contracts, the outcome will be less innovation and a higher cost to taxpayers.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record at the end of my speech articles from the Boston Globe on September 6, 2016, and the New York Times on September 8, 2016. Mr. President, today I wish to discuss my very…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak about the work of the Judiciary Committee and to make a short speech on the issue of the Affordable Care Act. Earlier this week, the minority leader came to the floor to speak about the Supreme…

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, September 9, 2016, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio for his presentation here. I not only appreciate the kind words about the life of Phyllis Schlafly, but the voice of commitment to conservative cause that emerges as we listen to the…

Madam Speaker, this sad news came to me this past weekend that the relatively long and extraordinarily productive and impactful life of Phyllis Schlafly had come to an end at the age of 92. I got to know Phyllis throughout the political…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding, but especially for his leadership here in the United States Congress, and especially on the FairTax. And that introduction, Mr. Speaker, it flashes back to me some of the things that I…