Mr. President, I want to first start off by thanking my Senate colleagues and in particular the Senate Agriculture Committee for addressing a new cause of action in Federal court for those African-American farmers who may have been…

First of all, my colleagues probably know that my friend from Utah is going to advance as the incoming ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and I congratulate him on that. I know he is going to do a very good job. One needs only…

Absolutely. We have a track record on that. Just a few years ago, it didn't get done on time, and people had to wait for their tax refunds. That is the biggest thing. But it also created a terrible bureaucratic problem for IRS to get the…

Well, I say to Senator Hatch, the only thing I would add to the good work you put out there is maybe to say a little bit more about the estate tax; that is, if we do not do anything--as you see from this chart, you can see the House passed…

Madam President, Senator Hatch has long been a leader on a lot of these tax provisions, particularly in research and development. I thank him for his leadership. I think Senator Hatch has clearly outlined the gravity of the economic…

Madam President, I thank my friend and colleague from Illinois, Senator Durbin. He has been the leader on this issue for several years. We have been working on this bill for a number of years. It is Senator Durbin who has led the charge on…

Madam President, in a very short while here--literally, in about 40 minutes--the time will be expired and we will be voting on the motion to proceed to the Food Safety Modernization Act. The Food Safety Modernization Act. One can wonder…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I have long appreciated the honor to serve the people of western Iowa here in the United States Congress. Each one of us…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his presentation here and setting the tone right for Thanksgiving as we are departing this city and going back to spend time with our families again. We are a grateful Nation, and I know that we will…

I offered the legislation, but I had an ally named Helen Blank, who really made all the difference in the world years ago, working with Orrin Hatch, as my partner in all of that, to develop that legislation.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas for yielding. I wish to thank Senator Durbin for all the work he has done on food safety for so many years. He has been a leader. He has prompted us and prodded us to get to this point, and we…

Mr. President, I have said many times that to say that food safety in this country is a patchwork is giving it too much credit. Food safety has too often become a hit-or-miss gamble, with parents obliged to kind of roll the dice when it…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 12:30 p.m., for…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the privilege to be recognized here on the floor of the House of Representatives and be one of the first speakers here on the floor in the aftermath of the election that took place a little over a week ago. I have…

Mr. President, the day after tomorrow, on Wednesday, we are going to have three cloture votes. These cloture motions were filed before we broke in October. Those will be the first three votes of our returning this fall. Those three cloture…

Again, what is missing is biofuels. While I will certainly vote for the motion to proceed because I think we should proceed to it, major changes need to be made in this bill before it can earn my support on final passage. Let me talk about…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Joel Murray, Kia Hamadanchy, Caitlin DuBois, and Krista Maier of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a truly exceptional Iowan. After more than 31 years of honorable military service, in November of this year, COL Michael J. Jensen is set to retire. His dedication and tireless devotion to the…