I think it is important to recognize that and to thank you for it.

I authored the Ag Disaster Trust Fund in the Farm Bill, and I am very happy that it is there.

We are working very hard to try to create a good deal of momentum behind a trade agenda...

There is always conversation in this country about trade deficits. It is often not appreciated or recognized that in agriculture, we have a surplus.

Mr. Speaker, it's a privilege to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the House, and a lot of subjects come up here. About every imaginable thing has been debated here on the floor. I've listened to a lot of the…

Mr. President, one of the great joys of my job as Senator is working with non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans. I would like to take a moment to salute one such organization, the Fraternal Order of…

I am writing to state my division's strong support for S. 1334, the 'James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009,' that would provide medical monitoring, treatment and compensation for responders and survivors whose health has…

It is therefore imperative that our Federal Government provide specialized care for everyone whose health was harmed as a result of the WTC disaster, responders and survivors alike.

We should now do our duty to these rescue and recovery workers and community residents whose health has been damaged by the World Trade Center exposures.

we see probably at least three major areas where health effects are persistent; first, in the psychological stress reactions that Senator Harkin has referred to already--we see persistent post-traumatic stress disorder.

The continued availability of medical care from health professionals who have developed expertise in treating 9/11-related illness is critical.

We strongly encourage you to pass this bill out of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, with the strongest protections possible for the survivors of 9/11.

Madam President, I was surprised to see the Senate majority leader on Friday morning, in some of the harshest possible language, make the misleading assertion that Senate Republicans oppose the underlying policy in the tax extenders bill…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Of course I disagree with the gentlelady from California. We need to allow these contributions to go into the campaign accounts rather than be laundered through a whole series of…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would make a point in response to the remarks of the gentlelady from California that--and of course my recollection of the Citizens United case is that they didn't challenge those…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple in its language and is perhaps a little more complicated when one starts to understand all the freedom that would be exercised, should my amendment become law. And it simply does this: my amendment…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title I the following new section: SEC. 106. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Kucinich The Acting…