I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his leadership and for bringing this legislation to put a good energy policy in place in this country, which we do not have today under President Obama. If you look at components of the bill, it…

The Great Lakes are our most threatened national assets, yet they are the largest source of fresh water in the world, and account for $7 billion in economic activity annually. In my western New York community, the resurgence of our Inner…

Mr. President, first let me say thank you to the Senator from Michigan and the Senator from Kansas for conducting another very long session today on agriculture. They did an extraordinary job helping us move through this important bill. I…

Mr. President, I bring to the attention of the body a bill called the Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012. I introduced this bill on behalf of myself and Senator Inhofe, with whom I have worked with so…

Mr. President, if I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes to introduce a bill, not anything related to the farm bill, is that appropriate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Madam Speaker, the sad fact today is that this country does not have a coherent energy strategy, pure and simple. Now I can tell you, I come from Louisiana, where we know firsthand, probably…

Mr. President, I expect this amendment to pass, but I know some Members expected a vote, and I certainly wanted to provide them that vote with a 60-vote threshold. I urge support of this bipartisan amendment. It does two things. First of…

Mr. President, I don't believe there is any opposition to this amendment, but I would like a minute to explain. Under current law, any rural development project is automatically excluded from even applying for a loan under current law…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 2321. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Ms. Landrieu] proposes an amendment numbered 2321. The amendment is as…

Mr. President, today I wish to ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Angelo Roppolo and extending my appreciation for his extraordinary accomplishments and dedication to the city of Shreveport and the State of Louisiana. Mr. Roppolo…

The amendment that I bring forward zeroes out the Open World Leadership Center. This is a subset of the Library of Congress. This is an agency that's received millions of dollars over the years-- in fact, $123 million over the past 10…

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 29, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 36, line 10, after the…

Our country continues to recover from the worst recession we've faced in generations. This progress is being made despite the best efforts of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who stated that their singular goal is not creating…

I'm prepared to close, and I would first like to address some of the issues that were brought up during this discussion. As it relates to the idea of having exchanges with people from foreign countries, that's why we have a State…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. {time} 1020 Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Moran The CHAIR. It is now…

In the past year, the United States Postal Service has attempted to close thousands of its facilities across the Nation. Though many, including the mail processing facility in Buffalo, have been spared, the process gives me no confidence…

I thank Chairman Camp for his leadership on this issue. I rise in support of this bill. Let's be clear: successful health care reform efforts must begin by lowering costs, promoting high- quality health care, and fostering innovation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 37, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $58,000,000)''. Page 55, line 2, after the dollar amount…