I thank my good friend from California for yielding me the time to add my voice to this bill which addresses an issue of national security and affirms our moral commitment to those who have risked their lives on our behalf. I especially…

First of all, I want to associate myself with my good friend from Oregon. I agree completely with everything he said, and I am going to agree with our subsequent speaker, Mr. Miller, who played an essential role in getting the original…

Commissioner Jankovsky found the State maps inaccurate, overstating the area of sage grouse habitat. The map he commissioned for Garfield County showed 70 percent less habitat for sage grouse. Whose map should the Federal Government accept…

I have been a Member of Congress in both the House and in the Senate, and in my entire time as a Member of Congress I have served on either the House or Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Over that time I have worked with nine Secretaries…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for approximately 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

One goal of tax policy is to strengthen the economy so that there are more jobs and bigger paychecks for American families. Today, we have an opportunity to put more money in the pockets of hardworking families. This commonsense bill…

I am just amazed by the other side's doing time travel 4 years into the future when a lot of hardworking families are struggling every day--right now--to deal with this economy, and that needs to be the focus of this debate. I yield such…

I am just puzzled by this logic that the minority is concerned about a provision that expires in 4 years. They are worried about that today, but yet they are not worried about the loss of buying power for hardworking American families…

I want to commend the gentleman from Washington for recognizing that this does put more money back in the pockets of hardworking Americans, but I just want to correct the record that this is in no way, shape, or form a tax increase. There…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his leadership on this particular issue. We are a Nation that is struggling to make ends meet. The rising cost of everyday essentials, such as gas, groceries, and electricity, all…

I have no further speakers, and will be prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sam Johnson), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Israel-Gaza Conflict

thank you very much. For 3 weeks we have seen fighting going on in Israel and the Gaza Strip carried on between the Israeli military and Hamas. In both Gaza and Israel lives, unfortunately, are being lost, homes are destroyed, families are…

the money is going in the wrong place.

It would be terrible on the part of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives if we failed to reach an agreement to conclude this work.

We need a plan. We want to help you implement it.

We do nothing to solve the problems of the American people because the Senate does not function.