Thank you so very much. It's always enlightening to hear how you approach a subject. I thank you so much for always sharing Monday evenings with me. I would now like to yield to my friend, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu).

Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, I would now yield to my friend and classmate, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson).

Thank you, and thank you for staying in the fight. This really is a battle, and we are going to win it. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield now to my friend, my colleague, the person in this Congress who really, indeed, is the conscience of…

I thank you. You have painted a picture so clear that every single person in the Senate should understand that it's not just about deficits, it's not just about what they think is right or wrong. Government has a job, and it is to take…

Thank you so very much. It is always a privilege to have the leader come and share some time with us. Thank you very much, Mr. Leader. I am as well pleased and proud that Congressman Jim McDermott, the chairman of the Subcommittee on…

Thank you, my friend. I just want to say that the gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) has always been a voice for not just Ohioans but for all people in need, and I thank you very much for your work. Madam Speaker, I would now like to yield…

The Congressional Black Caucus is incensed that some would choose to politicize the proposed extension of unemployment benefits. As the conscience of the Congress, the CBC will spend this Special Order hour reminding them of the Americans…

Thank you very much. I just want to say to my colleague that the point you made is so very important. These are people who have been tax-paying, law-abiding citizens of this country. I just wonder: How do people sleep at night? If they…

We've heard but a few stories of the millions of Americans who stand in need in this country today. The wealthiest Nation in the world has people who are hungry, has people who are homeless. Mr. Speaker, I asked the question earlier to…

I want to thank Congresswoman Fudge for taking leadership on this very, very important Special Order this evening on the subject of unemployment and the extension of unemployment benefits during this critical moment for our country. I just…

Well, Congressman Garamendi, I just want to say I thank you so very much. You are from the State of California, a State that's about four times as large as ours, maybe five, with 53 million people. We have over 11 million people in Ohio…

This is what is exciting to me. Today, Senators Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus, and our staffs are working full time--and a lot of colleagues don't understand what is going on now--to get a bill done this year on a bipartisan basis. Two Democrats…

He says the following: Actually, there is a second stimulus, one that could have a dramatic effect on the economy--even more so than government spending. And it won't add to the deficit. He goes on: The Federal Reserve recently reported…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the state of unemployment in our country and what we need to do to finally create sustainable jobs and grow our economy. The unemployment rate currently stands at 9.5 percent nationally and in my…

Mr. President, I rise today to explain my opposition to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. When the Senate first passed the bill in May, I opposed it and explained my reasons for doing so. At that time I hoped the House and…

I thank my colleague and all Members for their support of this bill: Mr. Davis, Mr. Chaffetz, and my colleague Ms. Sutton. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to offer today H.R. 5390, which renames the post office located at 13301 Smith Road in…

Madam President, it is, I believe, day 42 since 41 Members of the Senate have blocked us through filibuster, through obstructionism, through threat of tying up the Senate and shutting it down basically so that we have not been able to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________