I want to congratulate the gentleman from Washington State for focusing America on what the issues are before us. In recent weeks I have come to the floor to argue that the Republican spending plan does two extremely harmful things: It…

Mr. President, I rise to address the Senate on the consequences of where we are in the debate on appropriations and the harsh and punitive consequences of H.R. 1. However, I cannot let the comments made during the last half hour go…

So common sense and balance. I rise today in strong opposition to this rule, which provides for consideration of H.R. 836, a bill that seeks to kill the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program. This program was created to provide limited…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. As I said on the floor this morning and listening to my esteemed colleague on the other side, I must tell you that I am a bit upset, for he talks about common sense and balance. These two words…

Mr. President, today we are faced with two alternative versions of a fiscal year 2011 funding bill. The version that came over from the other body contains an endless list of problems. It slashes fundamental programs that are important to…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for International Women's Day. Since the beginning of last century, determined and courageous women have fought hard and made important strides towards ensuring that women are guaranteed…

Mr. President, I understand we are in morning business; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. ____________________

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about the budget deficit and what we need to do in order to bring our budget into balance to have a credible plan to deal with our future growth in this Nation. I start off by saying the budget…

Madam President, let me thank, first, Senator Boxer for her leadership on this issue in bringing us together to point out what harm the House-passed budget bill would do to our environment. I start off by saying, when you look at the…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act, introduced by Senator Cochran and myself last week. Increasing geography literacy is essential to STEM education, and investing in our children's science…

Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from New York, Mrs. Gillibrand. Although our newest Democratic Senator, she has been a strong advocate, and she is not new to being a strong advocate. I yield her 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

Mr. President, I am here representing 150 million women in the United States of America, and they are bewitched, bothered, and bewildered by what the Congress, particularly the House of Representatives, in H.R. 1, has done to women. Women…

I thank the gentleman. Just in concluding on that, the administration did, of course, appoint a commission, Mr. Bowles and Senator Simpson, which did, in fact, look at the spectrum of spending and made some very substantive…

I thank the gentleman. I would simply suggest to the gentleman and hope that we can work together, as the gentleman suggests, come to resolution for the balance of the fiscal year. The gentleman has made a number of comments in the past…

If that's the status quo, then I suggest to the gentleman he is not going to get to $100 billion, which he represented and his side represents they want to get to. We will see whether or not they are prepared to do that. But I will tell my…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I ask the gentleman, might I advise the leader on the other side of the Capitol that there is, in fact, a willingness on your side to compromise between zero and 100? I yield to the gentleman.

I thank the gentleman for explaining my proposition, but if I might clarify a little more, what the gentleman has said, the way you get to $100 billion is counting that $41 billion that you say is the status quo and adding $60 billion, or…

And H.R. 1, as I understand it, is scored at $102 billion or thereabouts; is that accurate?