Mr. President, I thank my colleague. He is one of the more prescient people in this body, and we all care a great deal for him. I appreciate his leadership in this great body. ____________________

Mr. President, I remember September 11, 2001, as if it were yesterday. I was here in my office at my desk when the unthinkable happened. I remember driving to the Senate that morning thinking it was such a beautiful day. It was a crisp…

Madam President, I rise to express my continued support for the America Invents Act. We have been working on patent reform legislation for several years now--in fact, almost the whole time I have been in the Senate--so it is satisfying to…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 20, line 13, insert ``or'' after the semicolon. Page 20, line 14, strike ``; or'' and insert a…

I want to thank the gentlemen for responding, even though they are opposed. Let me say that I am old enough to have gone through several gubernatorial races; and Governors run for office based on crime prevention and crime control…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment to H.R. 2218, which would strike a provision that allows Governors to apply and receive direct grants from the Federal Government and preempts State education…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the message of the President be referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered printed. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, September 9, 2011, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the passing last month of Mark Hatfield, a former colleague of mine in the U.S. Senate whose service to the people of our great Nation and his beloved State of Oregon is truly noteworthy and…

We have not been sued once. We have not even had allegations, legitimate allegations that anyone...has been legitimately--or illegitimately disenfranchised by Indiana's law, because it is reasonable.

The new law requires citizens to get Government permission before they touch a voter registration form from anyone other than their immediate family.

I think it is very important to have a grounding in real facts, and so I appreciate this opportunity to share some of them with you here today.

In a free republic, you have got to have the personal responsibility to participate. Voting is one of the highest and best civic transactions we can undertake.

the bottom line is that, after 6 years' worth of elections, Indiana's photo ID law works.

This country has a bright future. Our president doesn't understand how the economy works.

On day one if I'm elected president is I'm direct my secretary of Health and Human Services to put on executive order granting a waiver from Obamacare to all 50 states. It is bad law, it will not work.

On day one, if I'm elected president, is direct my secretary of health and human services to put out an executive order granting a waiver from Obama care to all 50 states. It is bad law. It will not work.

I will make sure that we keep the program and we make it financially secure. I save Social Security.