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As a proud graduate of Louisiana State University and LSU Medical School, I am honored to stand before the House today to thank my colleagues for commemorating LSU's 150th anniversary. Since its first session in 1860, LSU has become the…
Madam President, I spoke at length about this amendment today, so it is not necessary for me to go into a great deal of detail. I offer it on behalf of several Senators from the gulf coast in order to help extend the placed-in-service…
Madam President, I know we have returned to H.R. 4213. It is my intention to call up amendment No. 3335, sponsored by myself, Senator Cochran, Senator Wicker, and Senator Vitter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the pending…
I rise to speak for a few minutes while we are in a quorum call and trying to decide how we are going to proceed on this bill, to speak about a very important amendment that, hopefully, at some time as this debate moves forward, could be…
Last July I was humbled and honored to introduce House Resolution 699, expressing the appreciation of Congress for the service and sacrifice of the members of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard. Since World War II, the men…
They have written a very lengthy letter saying why the amendment I am offering is so important. In addition, I am happy to say, today we got a very strong editorial in the New York Times, which does not always write favorably about some…
The same team that brought America the job- killing, tax-hiking cap-and-tax legislation appears to be at it again. Just last week Representatives Waxman and Markey began committee action aimed towards giving the EPA unprecedented power to…
Yes. I appreciate the gentleman, Dr. Broun. Absolutely, that's the working capital for small businesses. You add to that that there will be as much as an 8 percent payroll tax for businesses that heretofore could not afford health care…
Mr. President, I rise to talk about what I believe should be our top priority, almost our exclusive focus in terms of immediate work, and that is the issue of jobs and the economy. Doing so, I applaud the fact that finally as a body we are…
In the midst of the worst recession in over a generation, this administration continues to advance its job-killing climate agendas. For instance, the recent EPA endangerment finding is particularly disturbing. This reckless regulation lays…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia, Paul Broun, a fellow family physician, a fellow conservative who has been a great inspiration for me, a great Member, and under whose leadership many of these issues have been very valuable to me. Mr…
Mr. President, on behalf of myself and my colleagues Senator Lincoln, Senator Chambliss, Senator Shaheen, Senator Murkowski, Senator Barrasso and Senator Byrd, I rise today to submit a resolution in support of the goals and ideals of…
I wish to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. LANDRIEU pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 419 are located in today's Record…
Well, again, I came to the Senate hearing this was the body of full and open debate, full and open consideration of amendments. The problem is my experience here in 5 years has been anything but that, including yet again this week on this…
I am a physician. I still see uninsured patients at the public hospital where I've worked for 20 years. Now, to give uninsured patients access to private health care, we've got to lower costs. But lowering health costs is more than just…
Americans are asking, where are the jobs? Now, to create jobs there must be affordable energy. As it turns out, creating energy creates jobs. First, let me compliment the President. Last week, he announced a commitment to developing new…
Which lowers cost, it's not available for an over-the- counter medicine. And so that $20 prescription is actually over-the- counter medicine, and we're talking about ulcer medicine. So in this way, the patient reacts so as to take care of…
Clearly, I think we can all agree on what are the goals of health care reform. We want access to quality care at an affordable price. And it kind of gives us a nice way to judge each of these. I am struck. Medicare is going bankrupt in 7…