Mr. Speaker, we got some interesting news from the Obama administration's own number crunchers last week. Though it comes as no surprise to those who opposed the government takeover of health care, which became law last month, we learned…

I think one of the things I have been concerned about is those high-achieving students, sometimes I don't think we expect as much out of them, that we have got to continue setting much, much higher expectations at the same time.

I understand that, but do they actually go back and look at it?

I want to follow up on Senator Bennet's question.

Do the teachers actually then go back and do the students see these tests, see what they have done right and wrong?

Madam President, I, too, am disappointed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have decided against even debating Wall Street reform legislation in the Senate. It has been almost 2 years since our financial system stood on the…

Broadband connectivity can help new and small businesses to thrive.

The Obama Administration... to getting broadband out.

We are committed to serving that area.

One of the issues that I hear over and over again is the lack of high-speed broadband that these farmers can use.

What's the difference between an ``orderly liquidation fund'' and a taxpayer-funded bailout? There is no difference. Senate Democrats say they need $50 billion to create a new fund so the government can ``wind down'' failing financial…

Mr. Speaker, when I recently visited a restaurant in my rural district, a gentleman approached me to say that he was a Republican and had never voted for a Democrat, but he voted for President Obama. He stated his appreciation that the…

Madam Speaker, today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual global celebration of the bounty and natural wonders of our planet and a reminder of our individual and collective obligation to be good stewards of it. Managing our…

Let me thank the chairman, my good friend Mr. Conyers, for yielding me the time. Mr. Conyers, I didn't want our female colleagues to have a monopoly on the floor today. Plus, I wanted to come down and say a few words about Dr. Dorothy…

I am excited to report that just this month, Senator Kay Hagan introduced S. Res. 478 designating March as National Whole Child Month.

Mr. President, there are two judicial nominees on the calendar from North Carolina who I believe would be confirmed by this body overwhelmingly. Judges Jim Wynn and Al Diaz, nominees for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, were both…

I want to thank Senator Hagan and Senator Klobuchar for their leadership on combating middle school truancy.

Until we get answers to questions, we do not know the next questions to ask.