I thank the judge from Texas as I reclaim. I came across the language that I said I would look for in President Calderon's speech where he said, I fully respect the right of any country to enact and enforce its own laws, but what we need…

Madam President, I am going to ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment. I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up my amendment No. 3920. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent then to call up my amendment No. 3920, with 20 minutes evenly divided, with a vote on the amendment prior to the cloture vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?

Madam President, I have been, for some time, trying to bring up an amendment that has been filed which deals with a kind of, some might say, a little-known part of the insurance industry, called indexed annuities. A little bit of…

Madam President, parliamentary inquiry: What is before the Senate at the present time? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Merkley second-degree amendment.

Madam President, the Senator from Hawaii objects to even having a vote on this amendment. I can see the Senator wanting to object to the unanimous-consent request. I just asked unanimous consent to have a vote on the amendment, and the…

Madam President, I also ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter dated April 30 from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record…

Madam President, AARP does not come to this in a neutral position, not a neutral position at all. They have their own annuities, but they are not indexed annuities. With their product. When the downturn comes, people can lose. People can…

I briefly reclaim and make the point also that the ACLU and a number of other left-wing organizations have filed a lawsuit against Arizona's immigration law, and they intend to press that in the courts. So if they're worried about…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, May 21, 2010, at 9 a.m. ____________________

What time does the Senate reconvene? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. At 12 noon.

Reclaiming and thanking the gentlemen from Texas and Louisiana for being here tonight to add so much to this dialogue that we had. We're a Nation. We can't call ourselves a Nation if we can't define ourselves by borders; and the border…

Has there been a consent agreement entered as to a certain time for a vote on cloture? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes, 2:30.

Mr. Speaker, it's a privilege and an honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House. I listened intently to the dialogue that took place before with Mr. McClintock of California and Mr. Poe of Texas. And as I sat back…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for bringing that perspective in. I have also spent time down on the border and ridden in the war wagons. I have seen the screen that hinged that goes over the windshield, and you can tip it back over the…

He is a true champion for West Virginia and coal miners everywhere.

That backlog needs to be reduced, and I'm here to say, it will be reduced.

I think I can assure you that the money will be there.