Too often, Congress and Washington deal with symptoms, not underlying causes. And that's what's going on with this current debate about the debt limit. It's kind of like you have an ill patient that has a fever, and you say, well, they're…

Americans are turning to the Federal Government for relief from high gas prices. However, approval of the Keystone XL pipeline will lead to exactly the opposite result; it will actually raise gas prices--principally in the Midwest. In…

The bottom line is the people whose jobs depend on their being right, and a company with billions of dollars at stake, all concluded that increases in price of gas will especially hit the Midwest as a result of this pipeline. These aren't…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

How much time remains? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LaTourette). The gentleman from Ohio has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, after line 23, insert the following new subsection: (e) Manipulation of Oil Markets.--The President…

The latest attack on elderly beneficiaries of Social Security is a scheme by which seniors' cost of living benefits would be cut through something called a ``chained'' consumer price index--the CPI--chained involves a formula which…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 173, not voting 32, as follows: [Roll No. 612] YEAS--227 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Amash…

I raise this point of order not necessarily out of concern for unfunded mandates, although there are likely some in the underlying bill, H.R. 1315, but because this bill will put consumers and the American economy at risk. A year ago…

I raise a point of order against H. Res. 358 because the resolution violates section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. The resolution contains a waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill, which includes a waiver…

In closing, this underlying bill, H.R. 1315, is trying to gut the reforms we fought for and won in the new Wall Street reform law. The CFPB is set to begin work today as the cop on the financial beat protecting American consumers and the…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes.

Madam President, I thank the Chair. I heard what the Senator was saying about Medicare. Am I right about this? I know what some conservative politicians in this town think about Medicare. In 1965 when Medicare passed, it was a lot of…

Madam President, as we debate the best way to get our fiscal house in order, we must avoid, first of all, defaulting on our obligations while also working to make our economy stronger. While our debt has been rising for several…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Richard Cordray

If the Senator will yield again, imagine what would have happened in 2003 and 2004 with the Senator in the Senate and a lot of people all over the country--including a lot of Republicans all over the country, but not elected Republicans…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the time during the quorum call be divided equally between the two parties. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, earlier today, in the early morning hours before sunrise, humankind once again touched the Earth after exploring the universe. On the day when 42 years earlier, Ohio's Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the…