Elementary schools, high schools, movie theaters, universities, and shopping malls have all been scenes of horrific incidents where innocent lives were lost, along with our sense of security. After each tragedy, we hear sermons, speeches…

This week, the President hosted a star- studded concert at the White House for his friends, featuring the music of Otis Redding and others. One of Otis Redding's lines in his ``(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay'' sums up my thoughts on the…

Research released this week from the National Federation of Independent Business indicates that more small businesses are decreasing their number of employees than increasing. On top of that, the net percent of owners planning to hire new…

I thank Congressmen Polis, a leader on these issues, for yielding me time. I rise, Mr. Speaker, in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, which would prevent the National Labor Relations Board from doing its job. The NLRB is…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the installation of an Ohio Historical Society marker commemorating President Lincoln's funeral train stop in Urbana, OH on April 29, 1865. Urbana was one of the Ohio communities President Lincoln's…

Instead, it is the spending. That must be addressed. I say to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, let's work together to get America back on track, to solve this problem which, if we do not deal with it, will not allow our economy to…

Mr. President, today, finally, we are going to see the President's budget--so we are told. When we look over the history of the last few decades, never has there been a budget submitted so late. The budget is due in February, as we know…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor the commencement of the Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project. CPT Jonathan Grassbaugh and three other soldiers were killed in action in Iraq on April 7, 2007, when an insurgent detonated a…

We all want to prevent gun violence, but anything we do must start by respecting the Second Amendment. Sadly, a Member of this House ignored that constitutional right last week. She claimed that banning certain kinds of gun magazines would…

I appreciate the opportunity to be here. We are re-establishing the 30-Something Working Group, which some may remember. Many--it seems like many years ago, Congressman Kendrick Meek and I and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz came to…

Thank you to my colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. It is an honor for me to join you. As I stand here today on this floor and think that we have the opportunity to pass legislation that makes sense on gun laws, and as I stand…

Mr. President, this is an amendment that actually saves some money. It is an amendment that instructs the Judiciary Committee to produce savings of over $60 billion by cutting back on frivolous lawsuits through medical malpractice reform…

Mr. President, this is a jobs amendment. This is about having authority to knock down barriers to trade. I am offering this in connection with Senator Wyden today and also Senator Hatch. Expanding exports and enforcing our trade laws go…

Mr. President, this should be an easy one. It is simply an amendment that says that here in the Senate we should have better information to be able to legislate better. By the way, it is information that the House of Representatives…

Mr. President, we ask support for the Vitter-Brown-Corker- Pryor amendment. The community banks of America support it because they know the playing field isn't level. One real quick statistic. Eighteen years ago, the six biggest U.S. banks…

Madam President, I rise and join with Senator Blunt in a bipartisan amendment, No. 455, in support of a national network for manufacturing innovation. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record letters from the National…

Madam President, this amendment--the NNMI--offers one commonsense approach by partnering with private industry to bring together companies, small businesses, research institutions, and community colleges so we can outinnovate the rest of…

That is true. This chart is as a percent of the GDP. So, look, we all want the economy to grow. Actually, they projected it will grow under the Congressional Budget Office analysis. Even so, that growth in the economy cannot keep up with…