I would like to next turn to the issue of mortgages and the foreclosure rates around this country which are rising in areas such as I represent. Is this bill that is coming out of the Financial Services Committee, in granting all these…

In a little more than a year, the United States flew $12 billion in cash to Iraq, much of it in hundred dollar bills, shrinkwrapped, loaded onto pallets. Vanity Fair reported in 2004 that at least $9 billion of the cash had gone missing…

I just want to continue to express my support for our Chair. She is very strong and courageous and keeps us on task. I just appreciate her hard work and her leadership, not only for the Congressional Black Caucus but for our caucus in…

I appreciate the opportunity to anchor this Special Order hour on Wall Street reform for the Congressional Black Caucus. Currently, the Congressional Black Caucus, the CBC, is chaired by the Honorable Barbara Lee from the Ninth…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 572 as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Robert C. Byrd. There being no objection, the…

Mr. President, I ask for its second reading and object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

I understand that H.R. 5175 has been received from the House and is at the desk. I would ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows…

Under a previous order, at 2:15, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the small business jobs bill. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 572, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, over the last few days, we have watched President Obama's Cabinet Members and leaders of the G20 nations in Toronto for an economic summit. Our trade relationship with China has been one of the most important among many…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Michigan. I think the Senator said it exactly right. She talks about statistics and so many people being laid off. Yes, 750,000 people a month were losing their jobs when President Obama started in…

I yield myself the balance of my time. To my good friend from California, the Buckley v. Valeo decision equated money with free speech. The oil and gas industry, over a period of 20 years, has contributed close to a quarter of a billion…

I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, the oil companies, let us stipulate, are not eleemosynary or charitable organizations. They make huge profits at the expense of the taxpayers. And they are making even more profit because the fact…

The underlying bill would extend an existing ban on campaign contributions by government contractors to also include independent expenditures and electioneering communications by contractors. My amendment would clarify that this provision…

I ask the Chair how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 3 minutes remaining.

I yield myself 1 minute. I would let my friend from California know that there is no First Amendment right to drill for oil and gas in the Outer Continental Shelf. There is no constitutional right that anyone has to a government contract…