Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. You know, my colleagues across the aisle talk about trying to create jobs. I will point out to my colleague that trying isn't doing it. What happens is you pass the stimulus to create jobs, omnibus…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. I'm going to urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question so that I can amend the rule to allow all Members of Congress the opportunity to vote to cut spending…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the amendment and extraneous material be printed in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, all of my colleagues from across the aisle always fail to mention that, in the last 2 years of the Bush administration, Democrats were in charge of Congress. The President can't spend any money. Only the Congress can spend…

Mr. Speaker, I think perhaps my colleague across the aisle needs to be reminded we're actually here to debate because of two amendments that violate their vaunted PAYGO, which means we are talking about the deficit and we are talking about…

Mr. Speaker, every time my colleague wants to blame the economy on the former President, I'm going to remind him that the Democrats were in control of this Congress the last 2 years that President Bush was in office. You can talk all you…

We need to go ahead and ratify the New START treaty in order to continue negotiating with Russia on their tactical nuclear weapons.

Thank you.

Mr. President, this joint resolution recognizes the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean war, as well as honoring the strong friendship between the United States and the Republic of Korea. June 25 is a very important day, not…

This is a concern to me because stewardship is becoming technically more challenging as our weapons continue to age beyond their intended lifetimes.

He emphasized that a primary obstacle is the perceived lack of financial stability and importance in this program.

Ratifying the New START provides the United States with an opportunity to negotiate with Russia on tactical nuclear weapons.

it appears as though the Russians have postponed the sale of the S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile system to Iran.

Any other comments from the other panel members?

Ratifying New START will underscore our commitment and emphasis toward nonproliferation, and ratifying the treaty will assist us in garnering international consensus regarding nuclear weapons proliferation challenges from rogue states…

It is important to discuss nuclear arms control with the Russians within the context of the evolving U.S.-Russian relations.

Within this strategic context, and in the face of our aging nuclear stockpile, strategic arms reduction is in the best interest of both nations.