those who legalize, regulate, promote, and profit from gambling have an ethical and an economic imperative to minimize the social cost of gambling addiction.

I thank Representatives Barton, Schakowsky, Pitts, Whitfield, Campbell, Frank, and many others who are current or former sponsors of this legislation.

An important and cost-free first step is to cut social costs by designating a lead Federal agency on problem gambling.

Simply put, treatment works. It is an investment that pays for itself many times over.

If the Senator interpreted my comments to be personally targeted to him, then I do apologize. The Senator said--and I wrote it down: I spent more time on this bill than any other bill ever. My criticism about the statement was, I said: If…

Mr. President, I say to my colleagues that there were a lot of blanket statements about one's level of participation. I have negotiated with the chairman of this committee for 9 months on the reauthorization of our emergency preparedness…

I will take questions at some point, but I patiently sat here waiting for my own time. I will use it, and then I will allow the Senator to stand and ask a question. In the same statement, there was criticism of the participation…

Parliamentary inquiry: Under the current structure, how long before a Member on this side can be recognized? The PRESIDING OFFICER. A Senator cannot be recognized until the floor is relinquished.

But there is no opportunity to appeal from a decision or from the information that might have been interpreted in a different way.

When I heard my colleague from Massachusetts talk about the President's jobs bill, I couldn't resist responding to it. As my colleague from Massachusetts very well knows, the President's jobs bill was defeated in the Senate. It was…

Is it appropriate for our colleagues across the aisle to make comments about the bill when they're asking unanimous consent? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise Members to confine their unanimous consent requests to a simple…

I will not yield. I think it is very important that we get the facts out here again. Several of my colleagues have pointed those out. The gentlewoman has time on her side and she will be able to make her points. I now would like to yield 3…

I yield 2 minutes to my distinguished colleague from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner).

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 248, nays 173, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 786] YEAS--248 Adams Aderholt Akin…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, our position on taxpayer funding for elective abortion is bipartisan, bicameral, and supported by the majority of the American people. We all know that. I'd like to point out to my…

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn).

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my distinguished colleague from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry).