Madam President, I thank the Senator from California, and I thank the Senator from South Dakota also for his indulgence. I will be no more than 10 minutes. I listened to Senator Boxer. This EDA issue is important for job creation. I know…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendments are as follows: Amendment No. 417 (Purpose: To provide for the inclusion of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and that I be allowed to call up amendments Nos. 417 and 418 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

Mr. President, today we are considering a bill intended to promote economic development, and I think it is only appropriate we also talk about regulations, because, unfortunately, regulatory mandates are stifling economic growth today and…

Mr. President, I am here to talk about the legislation that is before us--that has been before the Senate today and likely to be before the Senate tomorrow--on economic development but specifically to talk about the interest of promoting…

Mr. President, for the last couple weeks, I traveled to senior centers from Toledo to Youngstown to Columbus to talk with seniors and health professionals about the threats facing their Medicare benefits. We owe it to our children, we owe…

Thank you, Chairman McKeon. The President has not made the case for our military conflict in Libya. He has told us who we are against, Qadhafi, but he has not told us who we are for. Secretary Gates has told us that we know very little…

This House has just had a great constitutional debate about the meaning of article I, section 8, where the Founders made it very clear that the war power is placed in the hands of Congress. This debate that occurred today is not an end. It…

I want to thank all Members on both sides of the aisle who have participated in this important constitutional debate. What does it mean to defend the Constitution? Well, if you know that Congress very clearly has the power to declare war…

I yield myself 1 minute. There are those who may hesitate to support my resolution because of the supposed negative impact it will have on the NATO mission and on our image in the eyes of our NATO allies. In the weeks leading up to the…

I yield 2 minutes to the prime cosponsor of this important constitutional initiative, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton).

I yield myself 1 minute. Members will be asked to vote on two resolutions, H. Con. Res 51, and a resolution offered by Speaker Boehner, H. Res. 292, both of which address U.S. military involvement in Libya. I do not believe that H. Res…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. In defense of Mr. Burton's description of U.S. involvement already in Libya, I would like to have entered into the Record an article from the Guardian U.K., dated May 22, which talks…

More than two months after stating that our military action in Libya would be over in ``days, not weeks,'' President Obama has yet to explain to the American people what our mission in Libya is, how it will be conducted, and when it will…

May I inquire of the Chair how much time remains for all? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio has 3 minutes remaining; the gentleman from California has 45 seconds remaining; and the gentlewoman from Florida has 1\1/2\ minutes…

In 2008, gas prices that rose above $4 a gallon triggered the Wall Street meltdown and housing crisis that continue to plague our country. We're in the same boat today again with gas prices going over $4 a gallon, so be prepared. I rise…

Let me thank the committee, particularly the subcommittee chair, for their hard work on this legislation and the number of bills that will come from the Appropriations Committee. We do appreciate that. Look, the gentleman from Indiana is…

The economy, the national debt, high gas prices, and the need for jobs, those are still the important issues to the people in my district in southeastern Ohio; but today, I rise to congratulate the Marietta College baseball team for…