Mr. President, today I rise to speak on the important occasion of Women's History Month. Since 1987, the month of March has been dedicated not only to remembering and appreciating the distinguished accomplishments of women, but also to…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the education provisions in H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. Over 40 years ago, Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1965 with the…

I thank my colleague from California for yielding time. I want to say that it has been said over and over again that Republicans want to block health care reform. We don't want to block health care reform. We want commonsense health care…

I appreciate my colleague pointing out the fact that we did have some areas in North Carolina. Indeed, two of the counties that he mentioned were in my district, because of the rain that we had recently. But, you know, declaring a disaster…

Madam Speaker, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have voted for a bill that is a government takeover of the health care system of this country. They talk about all of the good things that they see in the bill that Republicans…

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, despite what the Democrats may say about this bill, my colleagues could be well served to recognize how this bill represents little…

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on House Concurrent Resolution 257 will be followed by 5- minute votes on…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. We keep talking about the economic situation in this country because it is extraordinarily important to all of us, and all of these bills that are being passed are exacerbating…

I now yield such time as he may consume to our colleague from Arizona (Mr. Flake).

I thank my colleague. What I don't understand, if this is what the Democrats want to do, why don't we have an emergency reserve fund? Again, we advise families to prepare for emergencies. That's what we should do in the government. We…

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague very much for yielding and answering my questions. I didn't say anything about FEMA and its response to Hurricane Katrina. I think if you will look back at my comments, it was that Congress was able to…

Well, my question is: Who was in charge of the Congress beginning in January of 2007, when the economy started going south?

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the disaster relief and summer jobs supplemental appropriations bill, which includes $5.1 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund. The…

Mr. President, today I rise in support of a bill that builds upon the health care reform legislation that was signed into law yesterday. The new--and historic--law combined with the bill the Senate is now considering, will reform our…

Mr. President, my amendment is quite simple. In the rush to finish this bill, there were some errors. One of the errors was clarifying the status of some veterans programs, specifically the TRICARE program, the VA spina bifida…

Mr. President, I wish to reiterate the fact that this should be part of health care reform. It is not. It is shocking that we would have something of this magnitude that is not fixed in a reform bill. We have an opportunity in a bill that…

Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I protect the remainder of the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time? The Senator from Montana.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To protect the integrity of Department of Veterans Affairs…