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Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation designed to increase tax fairness for America's primary and secondary school teachers. Our public school teachers are some of the unheralded heroes of our society. These women and men…

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Chairman Kildee, Representative DeGette from Colorado, Representative Foxx from North Carolina, and myself, who are the Page Board, we appreciate all of your service. Spring 2010 Page Class Graduates 1. Kyle…

Mr. Speaker, if it would be possible, I would ask the Members of this body to rise and to give some thanks to the service of our pages who have been with us this semester. (Applause, the Members rising.)

For all of you who are giving us your riveting attention right now, on behalf of the Page Board, we would like to turn your attention to the rail in the back where some of the 67 pages are who have been here this year, some of the best and…

Well, I can tell you right now, if we keep spending like we are here in Congress, the economy is going to go into the--I do not want to say it, but it is not going to go into a good position, we will put it that way.

For Mr. Tilton and Mr. Smisek, when evaluating any airline merger, the first and most obvious question from the antitrust perspective is whether the merger will result in an increase in fares or a reduction in flights.

This is an industry that has lost some $60 billion over the last 10 years.

By and large, the vast majority of them, as you've indicated, put out pretty good products, that work, and--you know.

I compliment you on being in your present position, and how important it is, in my eyes.

Well, that report does confirm that Wisconsin dairy products are safe. I, personally, would put that State's dairy products at the top of the list, right under Utah's dairy products, of course.

Mr. President, today Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and I are introducing the Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010, which is similar to the…

Nobody's more interested in making sure that this industry works properly in the best interests of our people than I am.

I want all Americans, including senior citizens, to have the best and most accurate information about the dietary supplements that they use.

According to the law that Senator Hatch helped pass, there should be a name of a company and an address on the label.

Senators Harkin, Enzi, and I worked with Senator McCain and Senator Dorgan to incorporate four concepts from this bill into S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act.

False health claims about these products, on the Internet and newspaper ads or on product labels, are illegal today.

It is crucial that we address the concerns surrounding dietary supplements.

We're all concerned about the aged and those who rely on dietary supplements.