Madam President, I wanted to follow up for a moment because we are talking about the No. 2 person in the Department of Justice, and one of our responsibilities is to make sure executive agencies perform their function. The Judiciary…

Madam President, I join my colleagues who have taken the floor this morning to urge a timely ratification of the START treaty. We have now been 1 year without a comprehensive verification regime to understand Russia's strategic nuclear…

I would be glad to make that longer. We have an order, as I understand it, to recess at 12:34. I wanted to make a brief comment. If the Senator would like some time, I have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to congratulate the chairman, as the Speaker did, for a lifetime of dedication to children, to education, and to health care. He has been a giant in all three of those activities and, in fact…

Ike Skelton is my brother. He and I are both Sigma Chi's. There's a lot of misinformation and misapprehension about fraternities and sororities. Sigma Chi was founded by seven individuals, one of whom was a gentleman named Jordan, and the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen, we all want to pursue the legislative process. One of the things that has undermined the legislative process in this House perhaps on both sides is the ``gotcha'' amendments. This…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this legislation. This legislation is years late in passing. The injustices that it addresses are long term in being. Today the House has an opportunity to bring an end to two…

I rise as an original sponsor of H. Con. Res. 323, a bipartisan resolution conceived with the purpose of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the following cloture motion…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about my opposition to an amendment that is going to be offered by the Senator from Oklahoma to eliminate congressionally designated projects. For me, the job has always been about the people, and the…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the Pigford II settlement pending full action by the U.S. Senate. We all know that farming is a difficult occupation. The hours are long, the weather unpredictable and the challenge of competing in…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the National Blue Alert Act of 2010. Having just concluded Crime Prevention month it is important to remember our law enforcement officers that put their lives on the line every day. There are more…

Mr. President, a year ago this month I was privileged to again meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I. His impassioned call for support for the reopening of the Theological School of Halki promoted me to introduce S. Res. 356, a…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Chairman Towns, Chairman Lynch, Chairman Davis, who I worked with previously on this bill, cosponsors Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, Dutch Ruppersberger, and others who have…

Madam President, I rise to address one of the most important issues facing our Nation, the safety of America's food supply. I support the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that will help reduce the rash of contaminated foods that have…

As a representative of a district with a large number of Federal employees, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1722, The Telework Improvements Act. I want to thank Chairmen Towns and Lynch and Representative Sarbanes for their leadership in…

I rise for a sad occasion, but an appropriate occasion. I rise to pay tribute to two proud natives of Maryland who lost their lives in Afghanistan this fall, Navy Lieutenant Brendan Looney of Owings and Marine Lance Corporal Terry…