I thank the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Levin, for yielding. Mr. Levin has been one of our hardest workers and leaders in the effort to make sure that American business can succeed and expand and create good-paying jobs…

I thank my friend for yielding and for leading this Special Order. I was pleased to, with him, undertake this Special Order because of the timeliness of the crisis that confronts Sudan and the implementation of the agreement. I want to…

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about an issue that came up frequently during my townhall meetings in Maryland in August, and that subject dealt with campaign finance reform and what we need to do to restore public confidence in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this bill, and I salute Congresswoman Harman for her excellent work on this and perceiving where there was a need and how that need could be met. There are plenty of studies…

Mr. President, I take this time, first, to thank Senator Landrieu for her persistence in bringing forward legislation that is going to help small businesses. We are on the verge, I hope this week, to finally pass in the Senate legislation…

I stand in support of H.R. 2039, the Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2009. This bipartisan legislation ensures that the rules of the Buy American Act that apply to all states and federal agencies also apply to Congress. Under…

I introduced H.R. 5773 to name the Social Security Operations Building in Baltimore in honor of Robert ``Bob'' Ball, a man who dedicated his career to defending and strengthening Social Security and who helped to expand the safety net for…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on behalf of the bill. I rise to strongly support the pending bill, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. I do it because it will help small business create jobs in Maryland. I spent much of the last…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong support for repealing the 1099 tax form requirement enacted in the Affordable Care Act. This requirement is burdensome for businesses in Maryland, especially small businesses. The 1099 tax…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. 9/11 will remain a day of infamy, as December 7, 1941, lives. It will also live as a day that we will always remember, lament the loss of life, and rededicate ourselves to the defense of freedom. As we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for START, the nuclear arms reduction treaty pending before the Senate. This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which I have the privilege of serving, will convene to vote on…

I thank my friend for yielding. The hour is late and Members have come back, properly so, to address an issue that we addressed months ago. The Senate sent it to us; we were gone. We thought it our responsibility to ask Members to come…

As I listen today, Madam Speaker, I ask the simple question, what about our children? This legislation, which I fully support, and the rule, will ensure that the millions of children who are returning to school this fall have the same…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the findings of the National Transportation Safety Board's final report on its investigation into the fatal June 22, 2009, Metrorail crash on the Red Line near Fort Totten. This report is a call to…

(for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Baucus) submitted the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. Res. 611 Whereas President John F. Kennedy set as a national goal the improvement of the health of 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 is unpredictable, and the challenge of…

Mr. President, tomorrow marks the 45th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation which helped guarantee the right to vote to all Americans. As we approach the upcoming midterm elections, it is important to…