Mr. President, the Senator from Rhode Island spoke about the 10th anniversary of the George W. Bush tax cuts. These were tax cuts that primarily benefitted the wealthiest people in America, and we recently renewed them. There was a…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 393 to Amendment No. 392

Mr. President, there is a prohibition in the U.S. Constitution from cruel and unusual punishment, and the fact that you will be presiding in the chair when I am going to be speaking on an amendment which you are offering is truly cruel and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To address the time period for consideration of the…

But before that, I would like to address what is known affectionately as the Tester-Corker amendment, which was brought up on the Senate floor earlier this morning by Senator Corker of Tennessee. One year ago--to be more specific, about 11…

Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Mr. Durbin] proposes an amendment numbered 393 to amendment No. 392.

Mr. President, I rise today in honor of National Hunger Awareness Day. On this day, we focus on the more than 50 million people in the United States without enough to eat and reassert our commitment to assist those in need. Millions of…

To my friend from Tennessee, not a chance. My wife over the weekend, in Springfield, said: I would like you to clean the garage. I said: Well, I have decided to clean half the garage. It is a compromise. She said: With whom did you…

Mr. President, may I ask the Senator from Tennessee if he would mind yielding and indicate how long he might be speaking?

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, later this week we are going to consider an issue which is complicated, but it is an issue that affects every single American who ever takes a piece of plastic and pays for anything at a hotel, a restaurant, a convenience…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from…

Mr. President, yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in the United States. Thirty years ago, on June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, published the first scientific report about five previously…

I appreciate the gentlelady for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen, we are at a moment in time. The Middle East is awakening to freedom. They're seeing the opportunities that lie before them that we have experienced for hundreds of years, and…

Thank you, Mr. Kucinich, and thank you Members of the House. This issue of war and peace and separation of powers transcends partisan politics. A few years ago, together with my good friend, Steve Israel, I began what's known as the Center…

On rollcall No. 404 I inadvertently voted ``no'' when I intended to vote ``yes.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Gohmert The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas…

The American people aren't stupid. They will understand that this is another doubling down on cutting Medicare. It will be apparent by the end of this day.

Last night's vote on raising the debt ceiling is further proof that the Republican majority plans to hold the full faith and credit of the United States hostage while they demand as ransom extreme cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. News flash…