I want to first thank the ranking member, and I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for the amicable manner of comity that you have extended here. It is very much appreciated. I also want to say, as I have listen to my colleagues on the…

It is difficult to debate an issue of such importance and have very good friends who are taking an opposite position. But I think that, in this case, we have to look very squarely at the literal reading of the Constitution. The First and…

On this day when around the world we celebrate the transformative power of love, it is also appropriate for us to think about a world as one, that the world, in fact, is interdependent, interconnected; and if we can have this realization…

I think it is fair for us to debate this. I think we have to just be cautious about how far we draw conclusions about the motivations of each other in taking the positions that we do.

I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from California for yielding and for his good work on this resolution and a host of other issues in leading our committee. The President's executive order directing agencies to take into account…

Any review of our regulatory structures or the orders that are issued therefrom must weigh the cost of regulations against their benefits. Everyone who makes or installs air bags in cars, smoke detectors in office buildings, HVAC units in…

The gentleman makes a point; and that is, if you are under a gag order, how are we supposed to know if there are any abuses? Hello. What Mr. Gohmert said a moment ago, I want to associate myself with much of his remarks. And I have here…

I would like to get back to first principles here. The First Amendment, ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or…

When we look at section 206, which allows the FBI to obtain an order from FISA to wiretap a target without having to specify the target or device; when we look at section 6001, which authorizes the government to conduct investigations of…

Madam President, I am not surprised by this, but I am very disappointed. These are American workers who have lost their jobs. This body is responsible in part with a bunch of multinational corporations that have moved jobs out of this…

Madam President, I am again disappointed. This is a tax credit. The Senator from Wyoming knows this, as many colleagues do. This brings back the issue of health care generally. A bunch of us in this body who get our health insurance from…

Madam President, if the Senator would be willing to give us more specifics, it is very important to those 155,000 workers. I know a lot of them live in Pennsylvania. I don't know how many of them live in Wyoming. I could find that out. I…

Is he aware that 155,000 new workers have been certified, that under the new TAA program since May 2009, 155,000 Americans have been assisted under TAA?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the EPA has indicated they intend to overturn 30 years of precedent and designate coal ash as a hazardous waste, despite findings from the Department of Energy, the Federal Highway…

Madam President, I reserve the right to object. I cannot walk out of here--and I think Senator Casey feels the same-- saying yes to workers governed by the Andean trade preferences--in other words, yes, we are going to help workers in…

Madam President, I thank the majority leader for his support on our upcoming efforts. I am joined on the Senate floor by Senator Casey, the senior Senator from Pennsylvania, who has been a leader for workers in this body. I want to make…

I am honored to speak today in remembrance of the life and legacy of our 40th President, Ronald Reagan. Just prior to Ronald Reagan assuming the Presidency, many people wondered whether this country's best days were behind us. ``What I'd…

I thank the gentleman. You need to look more carefully at the YouCut program. You know, the U.S. can't withdraw from the world, nor can we be the policemen of the world; but we can protect the people who work at the U.N. in New York. Is…