Madam President, I rise to speak about the need to extend middle-class tax cuts. We have a broad bipartisan consensus that middle-class families should not see their taxes increase on January 1. We know that if Congress does nothing, then…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you so very much, and thank you as always for anchoring this CBC hour week in and week out. Thank you, Mr. Whip, for supporting this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, this is America. This is the land of the free and the home of the…

Just so you know, and I want the chairman and the ranking member to know, in offering this amendment, it's not my intention to wipe out military recruiting. It's very important for people to be able to serve our country. It's an honorable…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by…

My amendment is simple. It says, if you seek to be a Department of Defense contractor and you have previously defrauded the Federal Government, you shouldn't be able to receive a contract from the DOD. According to the Congressional…

The reality is that our nuclear deterrent is used every day. And when you say that nuclear weapons won't be used, you can only say that with respect to our heart, the heart of this country, the heart of this country that wants to make…

I rise in agreement with the ranking member on the issue of this amendment. The subject matter of this amendment is really wholly inappropriate. It is the movement of brigades. From a policy perspective, we should not, on this bill or on…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his work on this on the appropriations side. This is an important issue, and this really goes to the heart of our national security. My amendment does nothing, by the way, to prohibit the…

Sir, thank you for yielding me time. And I know you certainly do know about this topic, which is why I know that you also know that we use our nuclear deterrent every day. While we stand on this floor and speak with the freedoms that we…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

This is my time. The time that I am speaking is my time. You yielded me some and you kept your own.

Thank you, Mr. Brooks. I just want to point out the importance of this amendment and also reiterate that this amendment says that classified information about our missile defense system should not be allowed to be provided to the Russians…

To respond to the gentleman, again, our nuclear deterrent is used every day. Every day, it keeps us safe because it ensures that our country----

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent following my remarks that the Senator from Nevada be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I rise because too many elected officials, too many pundits, editorial writers, elite economists, and leaders of big corporations have simply gotten too comfortable and too used to sending American jobs overseas. We have…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jennifer Parsons, a member of my staff, be granted floor privileges during today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________