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Mr. President, I begin by complimenting the senior Senator from Massachusetts for a remarkable tribute to the late Senator Robert Byrd. It was beautifully delivered, beautifully written. It captured the spirit of this wonderful Senator and…
Again, the National Flood Insurance Program has universal bipartisan support. This extension does not increase the deficit. It is not a spending and debt issue. It has only been taken hostage in these larger battles over other matters…
Mr. President, reclaiming my time, here we go again--the same old gamesmanship. Through the Chair, let me correct my distinguished colleague from Illinois. The reason that bill was objected to by all Republicans, as well as some Democrats…
Mr. President, reserving my right to object and I will object in a minute, I guess this exchange is at least useful because it illustrates the gamesmanship that is continuing to go on. My distinguished colleague is giving me this…
The Independent Community Bankers Association has sent to Senator Snowe and me a strong recommendation. They say: On behalf of 5,000 members and our State partner community banking associations, we strongly support the proposed Small…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
If that package is paid for. I will be happy to produce all of the pay-fors. I will be happy to produce ways to responsibly pay for that package. If that package is handled responsibly that way, absolutely yes.
To reclaim my time, they have been offered over and over. I will be happy to offer them. There are ways to solve that problem. But in the meantime, can we pass a necessary program, the cessation of which is holding up real estate closings…
Mr. President, as we continue the important work of the Senate this week on a number of important bills, one of them being the small business package that is before this body now, we are always mindful, as we come to the floor with the…
Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor once again to ask all of my colleagues to come together, Democrats and Republicans, as Americans to do something we should have done weeks ago: reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. The…
Absolutely. It is my desire to have many conversations over the weekend. There are just a few points that need to be worked out. The Finance Committee has done its portion of the work, and I thank Senator Baucus and Senator Grassley…
Mr. President, as Chair of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I am pleased to introduce the Native American Small Business Assistance and Entrepreneurial Growth Act of 2010. This vital and timely legislation codifies and…
Mr. President, before I speak briefly about the subject I came to the floor to speak about, which is small business--I am chair of the Small Business Committee--I want to thank our colleague from Florida for his advocacy for the gulf…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for about 15 minutes. It might go to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. gulf disaster
That is what is going to happen. This is not Mary Landrieu's opinion; this is just the nature of this business. They don't have to stay in the gulf. They can break these contracts. They are doing that as I speak. There are lawsuits being…
Madam President, I come to the floor today to add some comments to the Record about this horrendous environmental and economic disaster unfolding in the gulf and to try to provide some additional perspective on behalf of the people I…
From the bailouts to the failed stimulus bills to the government takeover of health care to the failure to prevent and respond timely to the BP spill disaster, Americans are sick and tired of being ignored by their government. Republicans…
I thank the gentleman from Washington for the time. Madam Speaker, I stand in favor of H.R. 5481, which gives subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. As we stand here today…