Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the ranking member, Ms. Slaughter of New York, for granting me this time to say, at first, I really didn't believe it when someone suggested to me that the Republican Party would really like to defeat President Obama by raising the…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the Kyl amendment. It is an antismall business amendment. There is a lot of talk around here about government getting out of the way of job creators, but let's be clear. Firms using TAA are those job…

Earlier this week, I met with leaders in the Ohio Jewish community about events that could happen as the United Nations General Assembly convenes in the Presiding Officer's city, New York. One of the leaders and a dear friend of mine and a…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the men and women of NASA Glenn Research Center in my home State of Ohio for their achievements in the design, build, and test of the new space environmental test capability for the Space Power Facility…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2646, as amended, the Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act, would encompass the Department of Veterans Affairs' request for major medical facility projects and…

I thought Senator Hatch said that the senior Senator from Ohio, then the junior Senator from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The UC request is for the Senator from Utah, the junior Senator from Ohio, then the senior Senator from Ohio.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Ohio for his kind words. I appreciate his support, his public support--he did not speak specifically on the Casey-Brown-Baucus amendment, I do not believe; I had to step out for a moment, but I know…

Once again, I encourage all Members to support H.R. 2646, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Cincinnati resident Bill Engeman, who has made countless contributions to the sport of rowing over the past 30 years. Bill will be leaving Cincinnati later this year for Lancaster, OH, and I would…

Mr. President, let me start by thanking the senior Senator from Ohio for his generosity in allowing me to speak now. I also commend Senator Hatch, who has been a leader in expanding exports and therefore creating jobs for many years, and…

Listening to the prior Member talk about small business, I have to say I agree that small business is the biggest engine for job creation in this country. It was such a pleasure today to join Vice President Joe Biden at Wrap-Tite, Inc., in…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I was listening to the Senator from California describe how the American taxpayers pay for all kinds of public facilities from utilities to schools to water systems to energy production in other countries around the world, and according to…

Mr. President, I rise to speak today as citizens of Lorain County, OH soon gather to honor one of their favorite sons, ADM Ernest Joseph King, an American hero, who served as commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet, and Chief of Naval…

The National Labor Relations Act was a New Deal initiative which helped save American capitalism by creating a process which would protect the rights of employees and employers. This was before NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO, which tore legal…

Would the Senator yield for a second? The Senator talked about being at home and talking to his constituents about this, and I am sure all of us have stories like this, but I will tell you this morning we had one of our weekly coffees and…

Unfortunately, I think some of these countries--all three of which are great allies of the United States: Panama, Colombia, and South Korea--feel as though the United States has let them down. We are going to move forward here, I believe…