The legislation I introduced, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, is intended to return the law to what it was before the Court's decision in Gross v. FBL Financial.

I urge you, on behalf of myself and the millions of baby boomers behind me who have been paying the bills for a generation and want to continue working, to pass it in the same bipartisan spirit you have shown in the past.

What disturbs me lately, however, is the rhetoric that attaches itself to such efforts.

The ADEA simply states that it shall be unlawful to discriminate because of age. We get it. This Supreme Court apparently does not.

The legislation I have introduced--S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act--would reverse the court's deeply-flawed decision and restore the law to what it was for decades.

We cannot let the Supreme Court's wrong-headed decision stand in the way of the financial security of American families.

Our system of checks and balances, quite correctly, always gives Congress this prerogative.

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak about an amendment I have filed along with Senators Schumer and Sanders, amendment No. 3812. The purpose of the amendment is very simple: to protect consumers from being charged unfair and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3812

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Theodore Dirkx and Christina Blackcloud-Garcia of my staff be granted the privilege of the floor for the duration of today's proceedings. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

If I could temporarily reclaim my time, I would just appreciate an opportunity to comment on what you said, Mr. Gohmert. This phrase comes to mind: Birds of a feather flock together. That's why it's unusual to see some of those birds that…

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor, and I appreciate the gentleman from Texas' previous hour and his discussion on health care. By the way, the gentleman from Texas, Congressman/Dr…

Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 10 a.m. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from Texas. I was deeply engaged in that presentation, and much of it I reflect upon, having stood there many times at the Lincoln Memorial and read the second inaugural address. It has been too long since I have been…

The regulatory science that Peggy Hamburg has been talking about is exactly what's needed.

So, this could be remarkable.

I hope you'll look at involving them in this process.

Here's the whole issue of how NIH decides how much to spend on individual diseases.