This has been an interesting debate as we look at the 150 years back in history and we look at the Civil War. And as we look back at the Civil War, some people reenacting it as if it was a good event, we look at kind of a retreat in…

On the point of order, when you talk about fiscal responsibility with the Defense Department, taxpayers' dollars, trillions and trillions of dollars that are unauditable, there should not be a point of order. These are our dollars, our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) None of the funds made…

This has been a good debate this evening. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for the time you have allowed this body to stand and have this debate. There has been a lot said. A couple of things, I think, do need to be corrected. Mr. Chair…

I think it is important that we look at what this process of net neutrality is. I rise in support of the resolution that we're bringing to block this funding at the FCC from being used to implement it. Bear in mind--and I think it's…

Let me just say, providing unemployment benefits for people struggling to survive, it really should not be subject to any parliamentary point of order. I just wanted to say that's really a shame and disgrace. I yield back the balance of my…

First let me just say, I am shocked and appalled at the comment yesterday by the Speaker when he said ``so be it'' in response to the likely job losses that will occur as a result of this continuing resolution. An independent analysis by…

First, let me just say that I offer this amendment in support of the unemployed workers across the country who are truly living in a state of emergency and who desperately need our assistance like right now. This CR really reminds me of a…

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 306, after line 7, insert the following: Sec. 1852. (a)(1) Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supplemental…

I'm pleased to offer this amendment, of which many members of the Judiciary Committee have worked on behalf of legal services in the past. Many members of the Judiciary Committee have championed legal services over the years, none greater…

Willie Sutton would love it if the cops weren't trying to protect the banks--that would be great--but the cops are important. Mr. Chairman, my first job out of law school was as an attorney for the Memphis Police Department. One of the…

The State Department is in the process of determining whether it should grant a Presidential permit for the construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline, which could deliver up to 900,000 barrels of tar sands oil a day from Alberta…

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 208, line 14, after the first dollar amount within the quotes, insert ``(increased by $70,000,000)''…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Vermont, and I will be very brief. I know today the President has put forth the administration's proposal on the budget, and a lot of people on both sides of the aisle have spent a tremendous amount…

That is correct, Mr. President, and I thank the Senator from Vermont for being so fastidious. Back to what I was talking about. I know a lot of people on both sides of the aisle have spent a great deal of time looking at ways for us to…

Last night in Los Angeles, California, the Grammy Awards took place, and I am proud that one of my Memphis constituents, Kirk Whalum, received a Grammy. I am also proud that a special award was given to Al Bell who had been the head of…

I want to thank the ranking member for the time. Madam Speaker, my subcommittee, Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, has had hearings on these bills, the REINS Act, as well as the regulatory reform bills that have been proposed. The…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of the resolution will be followed by a 5- minute vote on approval of the Journal. The vote…