As a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I am pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of H.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little…

As a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I am pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of H.R. 4389, which was introduced by my good friend and colleague to whom I now yield such time as he may…

I don't rise to talk about and to give accolades to Congressman Cleaver because he has served the Congressional Black Caucus so well. And the reason I don't is because I can't imagine that he won't continue to serve us as he has this…

Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support our efforts to come to the relief of millions of Americans who are suffering in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. I thank my fellow Senators from the…

Yes, just rather briefly, the opportunity to invest in infrastructure--for an example, our water treatment facilities. When I was at my last work station prior to entering the House, it was with NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research…

Sure. Absolutely. And you know the impact of Sandy, Representative Garamendi, comes on the heels of last year's storms with Irene and Lee, a double whammy that impacted several counties that I represent. And upstate New York was…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me, and I thank him for doing this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, I have been to Newtown, Connecticut, since I have cousins who live there. It's less than an hour's drive from my congressional district…

Mr. President, first, I wish to thank our chairman of the Judiciary Committee and ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee for his leadership, his caring, his concern, and his expertise. The people of New York are very grateful to…

I thank my wonderful colleague and dear friend for yielding to me, and I congratulate him on his election to the United States Senate and for responding so beautifully to his constituents and to all of us in response to the terrible…

Now, Mr. President, I have a second nominee to speak about. We are voting at 2:15, as I understand it, so there is plenty of time to wax on the fine qualifications of both of these new additions to the bench. I am extremely pleased to rise…

Madam President, I rise in support of each of these judges, both fine citizens of New York. First, I will speak about Judge Geraci. I rise in strong support of an outstanding nominee for the Federal bench in the Western District of New…

I have no further speakers. If the gentleman from Mississippi has no further speakers, I am prepared to close.

I have no further speakers. If the gentleman from Mississippi also has none, I'm prepared to close once the gentleman does. {time} 1450

I urge the adoption of this bipartisan, commonsense bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would like to thank Senator Brown for introducing this legislation to address the ongoing DHS financial management challenges. Also, let me thank the ranking member, Mr. Thompson, and the ranking member of the subcommittee, Ms. Jackson…

I think we owe it to our constituents to take this one single vote to ensure the middle class won't be held hostage any longer, one vote to give them the economic certainty that they so desperately need now, and one vote to keep our middle…

I thank my colleague from New York for yielding me this time. Ladies and gentlemen of America, this is not a mirage. We are actually here in this building, the U.S. Capitol. America, your Congress is in session and we're here to work, yet…

Well, I thank you for this opportunity. It's always difficult when Members' political careers are interrupted. We're going to miss Betty Sutton on our side, and of course we're going to miss Mr. Kucinich for all the great work he's done. I…