the offer didn't fit what she needs, what she wants, and what she deserved.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for yielding me a few minutes to go in front of him even though he was here before me. I want to say a couple of words in support of the child nutrition bill. I know the Senator from…

Mr. President, I am proud to support the confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the next Associate Justice of the United States. Solicitor General Kagan is eminently qualified to serve on our Nation's highest Court. As a student…

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Arkansas for what she has said. It really is unfortunate that we cannot get this Pigford legislation passed. I know the distinguished Presiding Officer, the junior Senator from North Carolina, has…

Mr. President, we spent nearly 6 weeks debating a bill that would help small business. My friends on the other side of the aisle exclaimed that the bill was a jobs bill, one that would help small business--the engine of our economy. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jessica Waters and Aaron Smith of my Finance Committee staff and Carolyn Coda and Thomas Ryan of my Judiciary Committee staff be granted the privileges of the floor during the 111th Congress. The…

I thank the Senator from Rhode Island. He is always very courteous to me. Mr. President, I rise to take a few minutes to discuss the reasons why I am voting against Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice. An appointment to the Supreme Court…

They can garnish your paycheck when you get a job later on.

The question is: What is driving the explosive growth in this industry?

We have to ask the question, Are the students--and the U.S.

This explosive growth at a time where we have huge deficits, and we're trying to get our budgets in order, causes us real concern.

A student who has debt can't walk away from that debt.

We have privatized the profits and socialized the risk.

Education is too important for the future of this country. Education is too important for our students.

Mr. President, today I join Senator Bayh and Senator Bond to introduce the Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act. This legislation builds upon the great work that medical-legal partnerships are doing every day, all across the United…

Why would you hire the person who had sued you and received the highest settlement to then go to work for you? That seems odd to me, more than odd, and I think we should take a look at it.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. It is always an honor and one of the reasons I try to come down here often and convey the values that emanate from the Midwest…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 473, had I voted I would have voted ``no'' on the bill that opposes the mission of our troops and our foreign policy. ____________________