Just a couple of quick responses to the chairman's comments. Mr. Chairman, first of all, I voted against the bank bailout, the TARP bailout. If my memory serves me correctly, the gentleman voted for that proposal. Second, the chairman's…

I have an amendment at the desk, please. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 77, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $21,000,000)''. Page 78, line 8, after the…

Congressman Costa has offered his 30 additional seconds to Congressman Cardoza. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio must control the time.

I want to state for the Record that Congressman Dennis Cardoza, the main author of this amendment, will be speaking as well as Congressman Jerry McNerney of California and Congressman Jim Costa of California. I yield the remaining 2\1/2\…

I offer this amendment on behalf of myself and other Members, including Mr. Dennis Cardoza of California and Mr. Jim Costa of California, as a way to awaken HUD from its cavalier slumber. Essentially what we do is we take away HUD's travel…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the remaining time. Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank Congressman Cardoza, who really has lived this mortgage foreclosure hell with the people of his region. I also thank Congressman McNerney…

I thank the chairman very much for his very helpful offer. I would inquire of the Chair how much time I have remaining. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

When you start wondering where all the jobs in America have gone, just read the labels on what you buy. You will know the answer. What's happened to the proud logo, ``Made in America''? Our jobs have gotten shipped out by the millions and…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Oklahoma, and I thank Senator Udall from Colorado for his words. Each day in towns and cities across my State of Ohio, small business owners and manufacturers will walk into a bank and apply for a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that after addressing the Senate for 5 minutes, Senator Inhofe be next in line. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I thank the senior Senator from New York. How much time remains? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 4 minutes 32 seconds remaining.

Mr. President, yesterday, in the Rose Garden, President Obama made clear the choice Members of this body face as they vote on the DISCLOSE Act. It is a choice between granting special interests unfettered and secret influence over their…

For almost 75 years, Social Security has helped Americans save for retirement and has provided the supplemental income they could count on in their golden years. For almost as long, congressional Republicans have attacked Social Security…

I'm going to rise this evening with some of my colleagues to repudiate some of the comments that have been made here tonight, to correct some of the record, and to provide, I think, the real story, Mr. Speaker, of what is going on in…

I yield myself an additional minute. The U.S. poured billions of dollars of military aid into South Vietnam to prop up the increasingly weak government and prevent the ostensible expansion of communism in the world. Now does this scenario…

Right. I think what we are proposing and have been investing in is a pro-growth agenda for our country, and that is not as simple as cutting taxes for rich people and hoping and praying that they somehow will invest in the manufacturing in…

I want to thank my colleague for his support for the troops because we both support the troops. The question is that some of us believe that the best way to support the troops is to bring them home. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from…

I want to introduce into the Record a Gallup poll that revealed that 59 percent of Pakistanis view the U.S. as their biggest threat, and that 67 percent of Pakistanis polled were opposed to military operations in their country. Now, Mr…