The point of this letter is very simple. I won't read the whole letter, but here is the pertinent part of this letter from the Social Security Administration. We estimate that the projected level of the OASDI and DI Trust Funds would be…

Mr President, I would like to express my support for the Menendez amendment, which passed 100 to 0 and would sanction the Central Bank of Iran. I was proud to be an original cosponsor of this important legislation. The Islamic Republic of…

May I inquire how much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia has 6 minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the issue of the payroll tax and the tax cuts we are trying to enact, very similar to what we did last year when Democrats and Republicans came together at the end of the year, right before the holiday…

I thank the chairman. Over the past year, I've met with hundreds of businesses throughout the Eighth District of Pennsylvania, and from each of them I've heard a common theme: uncertainty from constant new government regulation is impeding…

For decades the fundamentally flawed Medicare physician payment system has created uncertainty and instability, not only in the health care system but in the larger economy. Every year physicians face the threat of reimbursement cuts…

Thank you, Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I recently coauthored a letter with my colleagues, Representative Sandy Adams and Representative Trey Gowdy, concerning this very issue, and I'd like to read just a paragraph: ``As of October 4, 2011, the…

I have seen firsthand what this drug does. If it doesn't kill our children, it makes them suicidal; it makes them incredibly violent. And I still get calls, as a former prosecutor, from hospitals and emergency service personnel telling me…

This is good, bipartisan legislation. I would like to thank Mr. Pallone, Mr. Green, Mr. Waxman, along with our side of the aisle, for developing and helping move this bipartisan legislation. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield…

I would tell the gentleman from New Jersey that I have no other speakers.

I would like to introduce today's guest chaplain, Pastor Bryan Thiessen of the Journey Assembly of God Church in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Since the first House chaplain was elected by Congress in 1789, it has been tradition for a prayer…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Casey pertaining to the introduction of S. 1944 are located in today's Record under…

Mr. President, I am here to speak about legislation I am introducing today that will prevent a huge tax hike from hitting working families across America and in Pennsylvania. As the clock continues to tick down, it is imperative we come…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the issue of job creation and also supporting our small businesses and strengthening our economic recovery. One of the fundamental questions I have been asked in Pennsylvania-- and I think most Senators…

Mr. President, this Middle Class Tax Cut Act is very simple. It does two things for employers and also helps employees. Last year, the Senate came together in a bipartisan bill. We passed a tax bill that, among other things, reduced…

Mr. President, the problem with this proposal--and I hope we are reaching the point where we are actually coming together in a bipartisan way--is that it does not help small business. What we should be doing is cutting the payroll tax in…

I thank the Chair. Let me talk for a moment about the legislation. The legislation before us, as I said before, would both extend and expand the payroll tax cut that is in place right now. First of all, for employees, we cut it in half. So…

I ask unanimous consent for an additional 5 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.