Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010 at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``the Federal Housing…

Madam President, how much time now is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Madam President, as an agreement between the Senator from Georgia and myself, we have agreed that since he is the author of this joint resolution, he will close out the debate. I think that is proper. I will just take a little bit of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010, at 2 p.m. in room SR- 328A of the Russell Senate Office…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Madam President, first of all, to my friend from Oklahoma before he leaves the floor, I thank him for his kind words. I appreciate that very much. He is a very valuable member of our committee. We have done work together in the past. I say…

Well, I agree we are not getting to the nub of it, but it is a good step forward. I mean, sometimes you do have to treat the symptoms before you can get to the underlying cause. I am not a doctor. I don't want to practice medicine without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010. The Committee will meet in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Eden Ellis, Awatif Chafie, and Tom Van Heeke, members of my staff, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, today marks exactly 6 months since the Affordable Care Act became law. And this truly is a banner day, because a key feature of the new law, the Patient's Bill of Rights, goes into effect--cracking down on the worst abuses…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 23, 2010, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

I want to thank the gentleman from California for hustling here to the floor to weigh in. I yield to my other friend in life, Dr. Paul Broun.

Madam Speaker, it is a privilege and honor to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to do so on such a significant day. This is a day of events, I believe, that will be…

I thank the gentlemen from Georgia and from California for coming in to weigh in on this. We are here at a time when we have got to reestablish the rule of law, and we have got to shut off the bleeding at the border, and we have got to…

Mr. President, as a parent and grandparent, I have long been concerned about the dangers that face our kids. I have been especially concerned about the large amount of dangerous drugs in this country and their use by anybody but…

Most shocking is how these frauds went undetected for years by SEC, despite repeated warnings and tips.

Our legislation is a very important key to investigating and prosecuting complex financial fraud.