For the sake of this institution and our Republic, I hope a final vote on this CR can end the slow, sad, and silly process we have endured. I will not be able to support the bill because it really is a bill that will cost jobs, not create…

Madam President, this afternoon, after a few days of great anticipation, the President laid out his version for long-term deficit reduction and dealing with our long-term debt. Now that we have heard from him, I am afraid we are left with…

I thank the gentlelady. I just want to comment on my friend from Georgia's scholarly, even erudite, mention of the quote from Shakespeare and ``The Tempest'' because I too was thinking of ``The Tempest'' perhaps in a different line, not…

Mr. President, I rise today, as the Federal Government is on the verge of a government shutdown, in the hope that both sides will come together and pass a resolution which not only keeps the government functioning but also fully funds our…

Tombstone made up: ``Medicare 1965-2011, created by LBJ, destroyed by the GOP.'' Now is not the time for us to make these cuts and tell our seniors who have paid into this system, who have planned on this system and the people under 55…

I am watching you go through this, and I wanted to come down and take part. Last night we did the budget for next year. Democrats consistently, all day and all night, offered amendments to try to correct this idea of there not being any…

Because one of the amendments last night in the hearing, in the budget markup, was to implement the framework from the Debt Commission, the Bowles-Simpson Commission, which said two-thirds of the savings should be cuts and one-third should…

I thank our distinguished ranking member, Mr. Dicks, for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, in our tender economy, where job creation should be our top priority, this flawed legislation moves us backwards. It gives no confidence to the…

We have a national debt of more than $14.2 trillion, and our unfunded obligations dwarf even that number. Each American taxpayer's share of our national debt is $128,000 and rising. Our Nation is broke. The Federal Government has maxed out…

I was absent from the House Floor during rollcall 229 earlier today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

I just want to make two points because we hear a lot from the other side about Ronald Reagan, and I know they burn incense and light candles for Ronald Reagan. In the 1980s, it was President Reagan who used cap-and-trade for leaded…

I thank the gentleman from Pittsburgh. I would just like to lend my voice to taking this and studying this, because there are issues here. There will be a transition. We want our businesses to be aware of what the actual statistics are, to…

Here is a formula for the collapse of both our economy and our democracy: increase spending for the Pentagon by $7 billion and ensure its budget for the rest of the fiscal year. Everything else gets cut $13 billion and gets a budget for…

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali once said, ``Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them--a desire, a dream, a vision.'' I would like to recognize two high school basketball teams from my district…

It is said our government runs on a system of checks and balances. But when it comes to war, the administration writes all the checks and Congress doesn't know what the balance is. The administration can wage war and ignore Congress, says…

Mr. President, Senators should expect two rollcall votes at approximately 12 noon in relation to 1099 repeal. We are working to reach an agreement on the small business bill. Senators will be notified when additional votes are scheduled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour…

Mr. President, I came to the floor for the same reason Senator Coons did. I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Delaware in the beginning of his first term in office. He obviously understands the importance of worker rights and the…