Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to help the Pentagon turn energy from a source of risk to a source of advantage. The Department of Defense, DOD, Energy Security Act would decrease the Pentagon's consumption of petroleum…

Mr. President, we are working here on the floor of the Senate to encourage a strong economic recovery, but it still remains clear that too many Americans are unable to find work. We know small businesses are the real job engines in our…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 435, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 3923, the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act. This legislation is the result of a long-term effort by the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District in Sugar Loaf, Colorado…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. I rise today in support of the rule and in support of the Lee amendment to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan. There is a real terrorist threat to our country, but that threat does…

I rise today in support of the rule and in opposition to the Obey amendment. Funding for teachers and for education is my top priority here as a Member of Congress. I am a cosponsor of a bill to provide $23 billion in funding for teachers…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my profound disappointment that yesterday, the House passed an ill-advised conference report for the financial regulatory reform bill. This legislation will create a permanent bailout fund for financial…

Mr. Speaker, how much time does each side have? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 13\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas has 8 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of my friend from Texas, but we couldn't disagree more about the value of this bill and the process we have gone through to get to this point. I would first like to thank the chairman and also the…

Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Royce mentions 2003, 2004, 2005 should have changed the GSEs in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, the Republicans controlled the House, the Republicans controlled the Senate, the Republicans controlled the White House, and…

I would say to my friend from Illinois, with whom I work on lots of things in this arena, I don't know where she is coming from saying there are taxes on small banks. There are FDIC charges so that they have sufficient reserves, but there…

I have to smile when I listen to my friends talk about job killing, when letting Wall Street run wild, gambling like it was just a big casino, results in 780,0000 jobs a month being lost to the point that during this recession we have lost…

Madam Speaker, I would respond to my friend from Texas that, first of all, losing 780,000 jobs a month, as we were when George Bush left office, that's job killing. That's terrible. One of the things we're trying to do is right that ship…

I will just take one moment, Madam Speaker, to remind my friend from Texas that by cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans, prosecuting two wars without paying for them, and letting Wall Street run amok, in the last month of George…

Madam Speaker, House Resolution 1490 provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This rule provides for 2 hours of debate on the conference report, it…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on House Resolution 1490. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There was…

Madam Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend from Texas (Mr. Sessions), and I yield myself such time as I may consume. General Leave