I thank the chairman for yielding. You know, I've been told that if you don't want to do something, any excuse is good enough. And every time I hear my colleagues talk about paying for this and paying for that, I'm reminded of Frederick…

And Members of the House, I stand in opposition to this rule and in sincere but deep opposition to this $63 billion massive spending bill, and particularly the war spending component of the bill. I speak, I believe, on the behalf of the…

On display in Jerusalem at the Yad Vashem museum, the Holocaust museum, amidst all the pain and suffering and murder and turmoil, are German schoolbooks from the 1930s that display an attitude that was getting pumped into young Germans…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator for bringing this issue and timely discussion to the floor. We had a meeting today of the deficit commission--18 of us who have been charged with finding a way to deal with our Nation's deficit. Speaking…

Mr. President, if the Senator would yield briefly for a question, 21 years ago, I went up to Prince William Sound to see the Exxon Valdez spill. I say to the Senator, I know he knows, as a native of Alaska, firsthand how terrible these…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. It is great to be down here with my colleague Mr. McDermott. Usually, I don't like resolutions, you know, but he approached me on the floor. This is a really important one, and I think it is…

In response to the Republican leader's speech, I have three words: Drill, baby, drill. That was the chant we heard across the United States from the Republican side of the aisle during the last Presidential campaign. The notion was that if…

The New York Times editorial today reads: ``Who Will Fight for the Unemployed?'' I want to quote a few sentences from it: Without doubt, the two biggest threats to the economy are unemployment and the dire financial condition of the…

We are gathered today with the opportunity to implement Wall Street reform, and help make our financial markets safer for everyday American citizens, investors, and small businesses. At the center of our efforts today is the concept of…

Trade is critically important to our economic well-being. Trade provides a market for American goods, and sustains millions of jobs in vital American industries. In fact, exports support one of every five manufacturing jobs. Trade can also…

I thank the distinguished Senator from Connecticut, who has certainly been an inspiration to me in this body, and an inspiration to all of us. I will be leaving with him, although I certainly did not come with him. But he has been an…

I would like to begin by thanking Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, Africa and Global Health Subcommittee Chairman Donald Payne, and my good friend Congresswoman Diane Watson. I also would like to thank Congresswoman Yvette…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I received a phone call early this morning from one of my constituents. He said to me, Congressman Davis, I have had a job since I was 18 years old. I have always worked, but my…

Mr. President, a few months ago, my colleagues and I passed a landmark health insurance reform bill. President Obama signed it into law, and together we ushered in a new era of transparency, accountability, and cost savings for the…

Unfortunately this morning, Tuesday, June 29th, I was unable to cast my votes on Approving the Journal, H. Res. 1439, and on the Motion to Adjourn and wish the Record to reflect my intentions had I been able to vote. Last night I was…

Thank you very much. Madam President, yesterday I joined Senator Murray and others in giving my tribute to Senator Byrd, and I will not repeat my remarks. But I look forward to other Members coming to the floor with their own memories and…

Then we are still at loggerheads because unemployment compensation has been offered as emergency spending throughout this recession, and now I am not sure where the Senator's pay-fors would come from, but that creates a problem.

Madam President, I know an issue that was always important to Robert Byrd was the working men and women of West Virginia. If there was one thing that innervated him and inspired him, it was the memory of his youth and growing up in the…