I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment that is offered by the gentleman from Texas. The B-1 bomber is the workhorse of our long-range bomber fleet and has been flying missions over Iraq…

Mr. President, like many of my colleagues, I was back in my State for the Fourth of July celebrations, and what struck me about those visits I made and visiting and interacting with people--and I remember riding my bike around my…

Mr. President, our Nation has an over $14 trillion debt and unless we can get a handle on it--I have a chart which I think shows what our future will look like if we stay on the current trajectory. You can see that the path leads higher…

Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of my colleague from Nebraska. As a former executive--both as mayor and Governor--he, obviously, has had to make the hard decisions necessary to get the books to balance both in the city of Lincoln…

I thank the Senator from Nebraska for his observations. In a minute I want to turn to the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee to talk about setting priorities, because that is something we are not doing here. I do want to point…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from Nebraska. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I appreciate that. That was a great description by the Senator. The Senator from Ohio hit upon all the relevant issues, if we are going to get the economy going, creating jobs again--talking about getting trade deals done, and energy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my Republican colleagues for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, as we all know, the most important issues that are facing our country today are the economy, job creation, the national debt, and excessive government spending. One of the things that is having a huge effect on job creation…

I appreciate my colleague's observations regarding his State, which is a pivotal State when it comes to whether we are going to see the economy recover. It is a State that feels the impact right away when you have a down economy and job…

I think this is an important subject given the current fiscal and budget and deficit crisis the nation is facing.

As you know, it is an area of dire need and the consequences of waiting are going to be, as I mentioned, pretty profound for the people on the Reservation.

I appreciate that. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to join my fellow female colleagues and Members on this side of the aisle to highlight exactly what it means to be a Republican woman. Mr. Speaker, I grew up in a family that didn't…

it's going to be difficult for Republicans to support Mr. Bryson's nomination until the Administration submits those free trade agreements.

the Commerce Secretary has got to be a strong advocate for trade and open markets for America's farmers and manufacturers.

I can't emphasize that enough, Mr. Chairman.

Excessive corporate taxes and needless regulations are preventing the creation of jobs and severely limiting economic growth in the country.

Yes, that is correct. My understanding is that HUD has been working to determine the impact of a change in how interest is accrued on FHA loans and the Department is committed to working with the junior Senator from Maryland on this issue…