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I thank the great leader from New York State for her leadership on this committee and in this great Congress, and for fighting every day for the American people and New York State. Madam Speaker, 1 year ago today, President Obama signed…
Well, first of all, the President has made an appointment, and he confronts a threat by 44 Members of the other body who say they won't confirm anyone unless the powers of the CFPB are diminished and it's de-fanged and weakened. Consumers…
Good morning, my colleagues. Like most of you, I have taken so many things around this wonderful Capitol for granted. And this beautiful statement, ``In God We Trust,'' unfortunately for me has been one of them. It has not really struck me…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 17, after ``section,'' insert the following: ``except for subsection (e),''. Page 15, line…
I have an amendment at the desk on behalf of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison), who is recovering from a knee injury. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1…
I thank my good friend from Ohio for the time. Madam Speaker, the Republican majority would like the American people to believe that a near financial collapse never happened, never occurred. To hear the majority's narrative over the course…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2011, at 2 p.m. in room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…
Well, again, in answering the leader, first, the rules of the Senate would allow any single Senator--and we have a whole handful--to delay things day after day after day after day. Second, there are things out of any Senator's control. For…
Yes. I think the leader has an excellent point. To not be here this weekend when the Nation stares at the first default in our 200-some-odd year history is amazing to me, that they would be gone. And when you think about it, either they do…
Mr. President, as we spend the day debating the Republican plan to cut, cap, and kill Medicare, a plan that is dead on arrival in the Senate, it has become obvious what the true question of the day is. That question is, Will we as a nation…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 21, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Improving For-Profit Higher Education: A Roundtable…