The Creator gave us a paradise; and we, appropriating the power of nature's God, are turning our planet into a smoking, glowing, oily mess, through plundering Mother Earth of her treasures and through refusing to recognize the growing…

I am pleased to recognize the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Kennedy) for such time as he may consume.

Where is the budget? I thank the gentleman for yielding, thank him for taking the time to do this Special Order this evening on a critical, critical issue. You know, April 15, by law, the Congress is supposed to have a budget resolution in…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the majority leader, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I request 5 legislative days during which Members may revise and extend and insert extraneous materials on H.R. 2136 into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Ohio? There was no…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5220, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2010, which will provide important resources and services to the people with intellectual disabilities. This…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 1336, which congratulates the University of Texas men's swimming and diving team for winning the NCAA Division I national championship. On the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to pick up where the gentlelady from Tennessee was talking about. She says it's irresponsible not to do a budget. It most certainly is. Thirty-four days and counting. April 15, here we are…

I thank the gentlewoman from California so much. This is something for which I am very, very passionate, and I am pleased and proud to be one of the sponsors of this legislation and to be on this floor today to talk just briefly about it…

Mr. President, I came to speak on the Merkley- Levin amendment, which I think is so important. I will speak about that in a moment. I am a little surprised to hear another health care debate comment. Last year, through much of the year…

How many millions of more jobs have to be outsourced before Washington wakes up? It makes you wonder if the recently released report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is some sort of a cruel joke. It claims that U.S. trade agreements have…

How many millions more jobs have to be outsourced before Washington wakes up? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week released a report claiming that U.S. trade agreements have support 5.4 million jobs. More than 90 percent of the jobs…

I too congratulate Chairman Gordon and Ranking Member Hall on this landmark legislation. I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with them on this critical initiative. I represent Cleveland, an area that is rapidly strengthening its…

Afghan President Karzai is in Washington this week seeking another $33 billion to keep the war going, meeting with the White House to present his so-called ``peace proposal'' to allocate $160 million from international donors to fund new…

Madam President, I appreciate the leadership of my colleague from Delaware who understands this Wall Street reform perhaps better than anybody in the Senate, and has particularly led the charge on working on too big to fail meaning too…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be recorded as yea on vote No. 143. Doing so will not affect the outcome of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The foregoing tally has been changed to…

Mr. President, I am here today to express my unqualified support for the confirmation of Judge Timothy Black to be U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio. I am proud to say that I worked closely with my fellow Ohioan…

The clever comedy tale that's being spun by Wall Street megabanks and their minions here in Washington is that they are paying back $700 billion our taxpayers bestowed on them in the fall of 2008. In fact, some spinmeisters say the bailout…