Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 216

Mr. President, I already spoke earlier on the amendment-- actually, twice today, so I won't reiterate those points. I wish to thank and commend the work done by Senator Landrieu and Senator Snowe and the way they have worked together in a…

Where do we get the gasoline to power our cars and jet fuel to power our airplanes? We all know that it comes from oil and that its price is dictated by supply and demand. President Obama realizes this. In fact, his advisers have…

Madam President, first, I thank Senator Landrieu for her leadership on these many issues and especially on this critically important legislation to small businesses and for allowing me for a few minutes to talk about the amendment I have…

On rollcall No. 176, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

This past week, I had the privilege of addressing about 700 residents back home in my district, the residents of the Ann's Choice retirement community in Warminster Township, Bucks County, and to thank those residents and senior citizens…

I have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rule. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 12, after the period insert the following: ``All such unexpended…

I want to thank my colleague from Illinois (Mr. Dold) for introducing this legislation to end a failed Federal program, the FHA Refinance Program. This amendment ensures that the savings realized from ending this program go directly to…

This week, 13 Coptic Christians in Egypt were killed in clashes with Muslims. Recently, a church in the town of Sol was burned to the ground, leading many Christians to flee the village in fear of their lives. This comes only 2 months…

Yesterday we learned that the Federal deficit for the month of February was $223 billion, more than the total yearly deficit in 2007. Yet Republicans have been labeled as irresponsible for looking to cut a mere $61 billion from the rest of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

In the coming years the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will have to find $2 billion additional to pay for ObamaCare's mandated Medicaid increases. There is little flexibility in State budgets this year, and Pennsylvania, like many States…

My constituents are perplexed with Washington, Mr. Speaker. Economists have warned and the public demands Washington tighten its belt. Despite this year's $1.6 trillion deficit, the President still refuses to change course and reduce…

The Penn State IFC/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, referred to as THON, is a yearlong effort to raise funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, with 700 dancers…

Madam President, I wish to take a couple moments to express my gratitude, and I think people across the country--if we can get this done--will express their gratitude as well. At a time when the economy is still recovering--and there is…

Currently, U.S. families spend about $1 billion per day on imported oil. We import about 1.6 billion barrels from politically unstable nations with a corresponding instability in prices, which influences our dollars, our economy, and…

Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Last year we were told that ObamaCare would create 400,000 jobs ``almost immediately.'' We were further told that in the coming years, ObamaCare would create 10 times that amount, 4 million jobs. A year later, we see that those promises…