Madam President, I rise to speak on the same topic the Senator from Illinois was speaking about; that is, the discussions taking place right now around the debt ceiling vote and what kind of arrangement or what kind of agreement can take…

Madam President, I understand I have 10 minutes to speak; is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

Today I will introduce my first piece of legislation since taking office, and I am proud that it saves the taxpayers of my home State of Tennessee an estimated $50 million. The unfunded mandate put in place by the new standards of the…

Mr. President, I rise to speak today on behalf of a Coburn-Feinstein amendment that we will be voting on later. It is rare that people in this country who are receiving a tax credit tell us, as servants of the United States, that they do…

Madam President, I arrived today to speak to the McCain amendment. I noticed my colleague from Arizona was just on the floor. I wanted to say I appreciate him offering this amendment. As with the Coburn-Feinstein amendment, I support his…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available by this Act (other than…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Flake

Thank you, Madam Chairman. As you can see, this is a very simple bill. My amendment would require every single agency covered in this Ag appropriations bill to be accountable to the taxpayers by reducing one nickel out of a dollar for what…

This past Friday, the United States would have observed-- ``celebrated'' would be entirely the wrong word--the 40th anniversary of the war on drugs. The war on drugs was initiated by President Richard Nixon. He said we can have a war on…

Mr. President, I am actually glad to have come to the floor after my colleague from Illinois has just spoken. I was in Illinois this week talking with a number of people there in the business community as part of what I do on the Banking…

The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) brought up a quote about how you look at government. And it was Hubert Humphrey who said that governments are judged on how they treat those in the dawn of life--the young; in the twilight of…

I appreciate the Member from Carmel yielding time to the gentleman from Memphis. This is unfortunate. Mr. Kingston, in presenting his side of the budget, was almost apologetic about WIC, and I can understand that, why he would be…

I was unable to cast my votes earlier today. Had I been present to cast my votes, I would have voted ``yes'' on the Motion to Recommit with Instructions on H.R. 2055, I would have voted ``yes'' on final passage of H.R. 2055, and I would…

The agenda of this House should be jobs, jobs, jobs. And yet here we are in June, and the Republican leadership has not put forth one single jobs bill, not one single jobs bill, and the American people want that. The Democrats have…

It's equivalent to kicking 475,000 eligible mothers, infants, and children off one of the most cost-effective programs in our country. It will cost Tennessee over $1 million. If we get rid of tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires…

I was unable to cast my votes this evening. Had I been present to cast my votes, I would have voted ``yes'' on the amendment offered by Mr. LaTourette and ``yes'' on the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman. I would have voted ``no'' on the…

Mr. President, this is unacceptable. This is an unacceptable way to treat a coequal branch of the U.S. Government that is granted certain responsibilities to our Armed Forces by the Founders of our country. Without these answers, Members…

Mr. President, today, 1 day shy of 8 weeks later, I finally received a response. This response did not come from Secretary Clinton. It did not come from Secretary Gates. This response came from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for…