these protections are a historic, long-awaited improvement in the quality and scope of health coverage for all Americans.

Yes, literally up until 4 or 5 years ago you could offer an amendment on the floor, and if you got 51 votes, you won. That happened for--well, I have been here, what, 25, 26 years I guess now, and that is the way it has always been…

Madam President, I wish to thank my colleagues, Senator Udall of New Mexico and Senator Merkley of Oregon, because they are great leaders on this issue. I think they have brought a breath of fresh air to the Senate in exposing what has…

I thank the Senator. The Senator pointed out correctly--I was mistaken; I thought it was 57--it was 59 votes. You would think normally that bill would pass and it would go to the President for his signature. It was supported overwhelmingly…

Likewise, Mr. President, the Senator from Tennessee knows I have been on this issue for a long time. I have a proposal also. Again, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 8, a resolution…

I thank the Senator for his response on that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.

The Senator is a student of the Constitution. We have all looked at it. We know what it says. I mentioned earlier about the fact that when we come in here, we take an oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution against all…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the great importance of expanding the production and availability of biofuels, and the significant impact that biofuels continue to have on reducing our overall consumption of petroleum in the United…

Mr. President, the Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, also known as the HeLP America Act, will improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by emphasizing prevention, wellness, and health promotion in our…

If the Senator will yield, the Senator is absolutely right. I will give another example. As the Senator knows, the Supreme Court decided a case last year that allows certain entities to contribute money to political campaigns, and they do…

Mr. President, Senator Baucus and I first introduced a bill to ban patents for tax inventions in the 110th Congress. Since then, we have worked with the leaders of the Judiciary Committee, the Patent and Trademark Office, the American…

The Obama administration has under consideration at least 183 regulations that each would impose costs of $100 million or more on the economy.

The REINS Act is needed to reduce the cost of the flood of regulations, free up businesses to create jobs, and make the Federal Government more accountable.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the honor to be recognized here on the floor of the House of Representatives. Listening to my colleagues in the previous hour has been very interesting to me and, I think, informative to the American people at the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It is a pleasure to serve on this committee and come here and speak in support of the repeal of ObamaCare. It's something that I have worked on every…

I thank the chairman for yielding time. I listened to this delivery ahead of me. I spent 28\1/2\ years in business. I met payroll for over 1,400 consecutive weeks. I never saw a regulation that made my job easier or allowed me to make more…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I very much appreciate the privilege to address you here on the floor of the House in this leadership hour designated by the majority leader. There are a number of subjects I wanted to take up this afternoon, but I…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at noon for morning-hour debate and…