Mr. President, I am impressed by the distinguished Senator from Delaware. Not only has he outlined the information in the small business legislation which we are in the process of debating, but he so eloquently expounded on what we have…

It is my privilege and honor to yield 1 minute to our great majority leader, Congressman Hoyer of Maryland.

The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) was just down here. I wanted to thank him again for really putting forward this make it in America, sell it to the world. That is what we need to do. You ask any American. They know that is what we…

Mr. President, Illinois, over the weekend, had torrential rains hit our State. They took a terrible toll on already strained water and flood control systems across Illinois. In a matter of hours, Chicago and northwestern Illinois were…

I would remind my colleague that wind and solar power is high-cost power. Wind and solar costs on average three times more per kilowatt hour. That's the whole energy debate. That's why you have to have low energy prices if you want jobs…

I come in support of H.R. 4692, the National Manufacturing Strategy Act. I was pleased to support, actually, my two great colleagues from Illinois, Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Rush. I appreciate them bringing it down to the floor. Basically, I…

There is one question. The question is: Where are the jobs? We are at 9.5 percent unemployment and nearly 15 million people out of work. Since President Obama has been elected, we've spent over $6.1 trillion in just these 18 months. Why…

Mr. President, in just a few moments Senator Landrieu is going to come to the floor to talk about the small business bill, and I will just say a word or two about my support for her efforts. She did something extraordinary last week. She…

She made reference to the fact that the Senator from Arkansas, Senator Lincoln, had asked for some agricultural disaster assistance which is now included in this bill, and she has represented in the Senate that this has bipartisan support?

I don't know if the Senator has heard from others that they object to her adding this in the bill, but if I am not mistaken, we are prepared to take a vote on that on the floor on the agricultural disaster assistance, if that is what is…

If the Senator from Louisiana will yield for a question, the majority leader just said we are going to continue to work on this, but I remember yesterday, during the debate on the DISCLOSE Act, the Republican leader came to the floor and…

I am always honored to follow the dean of the House, Mr. Dingell, who is well known for his oratory ability and his passion, and we have great respect. But I have a few things to remind him too. We passed a $1.2 trillion stimulus bill that…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) is necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from New York for his leadership on this legislation. We are here because the Supreme Court, across the street, decided, in a case called Citizens United, to change the way we campaign for office in…

Madam President, I come to the floor to say thank you to someone who has, for more than 20 years, been my right hand on Capitol Hill. Tom Faletti is one of the most decent, honest, and caring persons I have ever known. Tom came to work for…

This week Congress will vote on the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 under suspension of the rules. This bill permits individuals filing for personal bankruptcy to exempt firearms from the claims of creditors. Really? Today…

I strongly, resolutely, and steadfastly support this bill to extend critical unemployment benefits for our citizens through the end of November. This bill will provide vital assistance to over 137,600 Illinoisans, and to the 2.5 million…

I want to echo the sentiments of the distinguished Senator from Oregon. His comments are very well taken. I also rise to support the distinguished Senator from the great State of Louisiana in her efforts to deal with this amendment to add…