Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m., Monday, March 1; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

Mr. President, I now ask for a second reading en bloc, and I object to my own request en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bills will receive their second reading on the next legislative day…

Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 11:40 a.m., adjourned until Monday, March 1, 2010, at 2 p.m…

Mr. President, there will be no rollcall votes on Monday. The next rollcall vote will be at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Barbara Keenan to be U.S. circuit judge for the Fourth Circuit…

I also ask unanimous consent that all Members may be given 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on House Resolution 1109. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado…

Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. I yield myself such time as I may consume. General…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1109 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1109 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall…

Mr. Speaker, I am in agreement with my friend from Texas that this rule ought to be passed and we ought to move forward right now. So I don't have any other speakers. I'm going to reserve the balance of my time. I'd ask my friend from…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends from Texas and California for their comments, and their comments indicate that they support this rule. This rule allows for the passage, ultimately, of an extension of time on three important surveillance…

We take responsibility for those things that Americans have to deal with. We don't like dealing with it. You don't like dealing with it. But we have to. So we're prepared. In our court system in America, whether it's in New York or…

Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 1109 provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3961, extending expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act. The rule makes in order a single motion by the chair…

I won't take the 1 minute. I'd say to my friend from California, in Colorado we were asked to take over the trial of Timothy McVeigh, who had blown up an office building in Oklahoma. He didn't do it in Colorado. But we said okay, we're…

I wouldn't say that our track record there over the last 10 years has been particularly good, either, and it just is a reminder of the urgency that we face.

We certainly do value the small banks for what they are able to do.

I think there is enormous anxiety that we are at risk of being the first generation of Americans to leave less opportunity to our kids and our grandkids.

we need to demonstrate the political will that you are talking about if we are not going to leave our kids a completely diminished set of opportunities.

I had supported an effort to recapitalize community banks.