Madam President, I rise to speak today in opposition to the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The DC Circuit is arguably the most important Federal appellate court in our Federal…

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be divided equally. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to thank the ranking member for the time. I have a nice speech that was written by a fantastic staffer that I'm not going to use today because I've used it in the past. Most of the speeches today have been used--or parts of them--on…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. My amendment would exempt from this particular bill the rules it has when it relates to food safety, workplace safety, consumer product safety, air quality, and water quality--things we all hold…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 23, add the following after line 24 and redesignate succeeding sections (and references thereto)…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Peters The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Thank you. H.R. 527, like H.R. 3010, which we will also consider this week, is simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. What proponents seem to describe as commonsense revisions to current law actually would result in a dramatic overhaul of the…

I want to thank the ranking member for yielding time. This bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, which requires agencies to engage in so much analysis and in so many new procedures that it basically befuddles the agencies in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded The PRESIDING OFFICER.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. 1172, As Modified

Mr. President, because of the tremendous cooperation of the Senator from Michigan and the Senator from Arizona--obviously, my goal is to call for this amendment to be adopted--I did not provide a lot of context because I know they both…

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Florida has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a modification to amendment No. 1172 be accepted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1172), as modified, is as follows: (Purpose…

House Resolution 364 would designate room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitors Center as the Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room. This resolution has broad bipartisan support, with 367 cosponsors. On January 8, 2011, our Nation, and this Chamber in…

In closing, I wish to thank Congressman Schweikert and Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz for their coauthorship of this very, very important legislation honoring Gabe Zimmerman. I want to thank the entire Arizona delegation for all their…

Mr. President, I wish to speak briefly about this amendment. I think most people in this body understand we are reimbursing the Pakistani military for efforts they are putting forth on behalf of what we are doing in Afghanistan in Enduring…

Wonderful. The second request is withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1126

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article written by Mallory Factor and published in Forbes magazine. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Occupy…

Madam President, I rise today to speak in support of amendment No. 1126 to the current pending legislation. The purpose of this amendment is to make clear that the United States shall not detain for an indefinite period U.S. citizens in…