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Mr. President, I am here to recognize today's achievement of the passage of the landmark bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act out of the Senate. The first responsibility of government is to protect its citizens. Ensuring a rapid…
Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Massachusetts allowing me to speak for a few minutes. I wish to lend my strong support as a cosponsor of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. I have always believed…
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the growing threat of corporate control on the flow of information in this country. Today we have been debating incredibly important issues, and I don't mean to detract from any of them. We need to…
Mr. President, I thank the chairman for that clarification. I rise to discuss missile defense and the New START treaty. Missile defense is one of the persistent areas of concern of the treaty raised by some of my colleagues. However, the…
Mr. President, may I ask Senator Kerry one question. When I was presiding yesterday, a Member rose in opposition to the treaty. He was complaining about it coming up now. He pointed to when we got the treaty from the White House, which was…
I ask the chairman, when this Senator was presiding, another Senator was on the floor saying that we got this in May, and now it is close to the end of the year, and it is outrageous that we are doing it now. I ask Senator Kerry, didn't he…
Madam Speaker, I offer the following statement in support of Senate Bill 3036, expressing support for the National Alzheimer's Project Act. The effects of Alzheimer's disease are devastating. An estimated 5.3 million Americans live with…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from California and my friend from Pennsylvania. The greatest privilege I have had in my life has been serving this country in uniform for 24 years and helping to preserve the freedoms and liberties of…
Thank you to my colleague from St. Paul and to all my colleagues from Minnesota. Coming here today, the honor to speak of Jim Oberstar as a Minnesotan, no one quite personifies what it means to be Minnesotan as Jim Oberstar--a man of quiet…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about my decision, after a lot of serious contemplation, to support the legislation before us. I believe that Minnesotans deserve a better deal than this one. But unfortunately, this is the one we have…
Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues who today recognize a faithful public servant and proud Minnesotan, Congressman Jim Oberstar. Jim has dedicated his career to the people of Minnesota's 8th Congressional district--serving as their…
Madam President, I also want to acknowledge the new Senator from Illinois and thank him for the time. But I also want to acknowledge the senior Senator from Illinois who is here, who just spent the last few months serving honorably on the…
Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I rise to speak about extending tax cuts to all Americans on income up to $250,000. I was presiding this Monday when one of my friends on the other side of the aisle was speaking on the floor, and he said with great…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We're told that in a few minutes we will resume the debate on child nutrition where we left off yesterday before we were abruptly interrupted by the majority's strategy to prevent…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Members on the other side of the aisle talked a great deal yesterday--and even again today--about playing politics and gotchas here on the House floor, so I feel compelled to take a…
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about roadway safety and infrastructure and the role it plays in saving lives and growing our economy. Every year, approximately 34,000 men, women, and children die on our Nation's roadways. Although this…