Today's legislation proposes to extend Federal Government operations for an additional two weeks while cutting roughly $4 billion in spending from FY 2011, if the proposed cuts are ultimately extended for the rest of the fiscal year…

Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to a man of extraordinary strength, moral character, and courage, to end National Black History Month on a high note. Every year, National Black History Month is given a theme; this year's focus…

I thank my colleague. Another day on a bill that will not create one single job in the United States of America; in fact, a bill that will cost thousands of Americans their jobs. The response just the other day from our Republican…

The Chesapeake Bay is a natural and national treasure. It is the largest estuary in the United States of America. The health of the Chesapeake Bay is under constant assault from all sources of pollution: urban runoff, farm runoff, storm…

I thank the gentleman from Washington State for yielding, and I thank the leader for her remarks. Jane Harman and I have known each other for almost half a century. We in fact grew up together in many ways, became involved in public…

I thank the gentleman for the information. I will tell him that I believe, on my side, we have three, perhaps, four amendments--one we think is subject to a point of order. So we have three amendments left on this side. I'm not sure how…

I thank the gentleman for that information. As I understand what the gentleman just said, we will probably have the next series of votes at approximately midnight. Would the gentleman have in mind when the next series of votes would be…

I yield to my friend, the majority leader, to inform us of the planned schedule for the evening.

Reclaiming my time, I will tell my friend, the majority leader, I still do not hear objection on our side.

Not at this moment. I've got my 5 minutes and I'm going to use them, but I thank you. What we're saying in this bill is that if we're really trying to save the taxpayers some money, which we should all be trying to do, we should try to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We've heard a lot about the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, and we may agree with that decision or disagree with that decision. But the fact of the matter is that's the law of the land. This amendment does…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

Although I support Secretary Gates' call to terminate the Expeditionary Force Vehicle (EFV), I must unfortunately oppose the Woolsey amendment because it also seeks to cancel the Osprey program, whose termination I do not support. The EFV…

Mr. President, today I am proud to introduce the President Street Station Study Act. President Street Station, located in my hometown of Baltimore, played a crucial role in the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, the growth of Baltimore's…

Mr. President, the Internet has had a profound impact on the daily lives of millions of Americans by enhancing communications, commerce, education and socialization between and among persons regardless of their location. Internationally…

Mr. President, as co-chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, I wanted to bring to the Senate's attention that next week, February 23, will mark a tragic anniversary. Two years ago on that date, assassins gathered outside the home of…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss this concurrent resolution that honors the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary. I thank Senators Grassley, Leahy, and others for…

We're fortunate that the new Republican majority brought their proposal before this Congress the day after President Obama submitted his budget plan for next year. We are fortunate because it gives the American people the opportunity to…