I just want to join in and thank the gentleman from Connecticut for bringing this very commonsense piece of legislation before us. It is essential to bringing capital into our local communities and creating jobs, as Chairman Bachus…

The American people need to see our Congress taking meaningful action to help grow our economy. America is tired of too much partisanship out of Washington, and they want to see Republicans and Democrats working together on bipartisan…

I certainly appreciate the comments of the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Eshoo), who has been an incredible leader on this issue.

There has been a lot of talk about the partisanship and venom in Washington this year. And while we will certainly see fierce debates in the future, I believe Members of this body can still come together and find common ground. On the…

As I have told my colleague, I will continue to work with him on these important issues. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Idaho.

Mr. President, first, I wish to thank my good friend and colleague from Rhode Island for his important words on the floor and for indicating that millions and millions of middle-class families and small businesses in this country expect us…

Thank you, Madam President. First I wish to thank my colleague for raising issues of great importance to all of us. Financial regulatory reform is critically important for our country moving forward. Senator Crapo and I spoke earlier about…

I have sad news for the House today. I rise to inform the House that we lost a former Member of this great institution. He was our friend, Howard Wolpe, who served in this body for 14 years. He was particularly known for his concern for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I came to the floor to speak in favor of this bill because frankly, I find it hard to believe what I'm hearing from those arguing against it. Does anyone honestly believe that passing this…

Last week, instead of making campaign bus stops and touting more stimulus spending, President Obama may have been better served coming to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, for a conference on jobs in the timber industry. At the conference…

Madam President, first of all, I completely agree with Senator Sessions. We need to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the supplemental food program, as in every Federal program. I wish to commend the USDA now for having less than a…

Mr. President, let me just indicate that the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders have come together in a bipartisan, bicameral basis to recommend reforms in our farm commodity programs that will, frankly, make this amendment a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 791

Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the Coburn amendment No. 791, and I am pleased to be joined on the floor by my good friend and colleague and ranking member, Senator Roberts. Let me start by saying that in the context of…

I appreciate the courtesy very much. I wanted to take a brief moment to indicate to my friend from Alabama I couldn't agree more that we need to make sure the food assistance programs--every farm program and every program in the Federal…

I claim the time in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I do rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. On this bill there are two camps in this body: There are Members who want to stop using coal for energy production as soon as possible and switch to other…

I appreciate the leadership of my friend from Pennsylvania, who has been stalwart on this issue. Really, what we're seeing, folks, is a sleight of hand. They want to talk about jobs, and they want to talk about Big Oil because they don't…