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Madam Speaker, I congratulate the sponsor of this piece of legislation and appreciate her bringing it forward. I urge my colleagues to support this. As someone whose alma mater will join the Pac next year, this is probably the last time I…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1480, commending the University of Southern California Trojans men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 National…
Madam President, I speak today, along with my colleague, Senator Bob Bennett, in recognition of ``National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week''. Senator Herb Kohl and I introduced S. Res. 592 on July 22 to designate September 13-19…
Madam President, I rise today to recognize the 50th anniversary of the enactment of legislation that created real estate investment trusts, REITs. The development of real estate investment trusts is among the true success stories of…
Mr. President, I am pleased today to introduce the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 which reauthorizes the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, P.L. 109-129, through the end of 2015. I am also…
Mr. President, I wish to express my support for the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act. For years I have been supportive of moving this legislation forward. It not only underscores the importance of the fashion design…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act. This is a simple straightforward bill that would reduce the number of civilian federal employees--excluding those serving in the Departments of Defense…
Madam President, I compliment the distinguished Senator from Texas. There is hardly anybody in this body who can equal the expertise and experience he has, not only as an attorney general in his State but also as a justice on the Texas…
I thank the gentleman from Michigan, Chairman Levin. I rise today in support of H.R. 5982, the Small Business Tax Relief Act. This legislation repeals the new 1099 reporting requirements that impose a flood of new tax paperwork on small…
Mr. Chair, I submit the following: Lockton Companies, LLC., Houston, TX, May 13, 2010. Hon. Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator, Senate Hart Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Menendez: Lockton Companies is the largest privately owned…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be given 1 more minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
Madam President, I rise to express my frustration and disappointment with the decision of the majority leader yesterday that seems to have effectively precluded Republicans from offering amendments to the small business lending bill that…
Senator Evan Bayh said: And so raising taxes right now would be the wrong thing to do because it would dampen consumer demand and lessen business investment. `` `We're not creating jobs, and raising taxes now would not be a great idea,'…
We should not be proud of Federal policies that steal from our children.
Congress must reverse course and rein in spending.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5610, the Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act. Independent living centers provide a valuable service, including…
Thank you. Mr. Speaker, my question is about the fees. Originally, the title said there was going to be a fee and that there was going to be a penalty. And suddenly, why did those come out? If you want accountability, why would you take…
Reclaiming my time, the annual fee, I guess, was going to be $50. To impose a penalty of $500 for failure to file timely reports--these lobbyists walk around with $5,000 bills in their pockets. I would like to see, if we had time to…