I would like to honor an exceptional citizen from Macon, Georgia's 8th Congressional District, Larry Justice of Macon, Georgia, on his retirement from the Bibb County Board of Commissioners.

I urge the New York District of the Corps of Engineers to work closely with my office and NJIT

I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to the memory of these murdered Polish Army officers.

I am pleased to join with the gentleman from California (Mr. Cunningham) and a bipartisan coalition of other Members in introducing the 'Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act.'

I support the Swiss Center of North America not just because it will be located in my district.

I am today introducing a bill to designate Rocky Flats as a National Wildlife Refuge once that former nuclear-weapons site in Colorado is cleaned up and closed.

It is important. We have this board in place. It is bipartisan, and I am glad we have gotten it cleared.

I appreciate that we were able to get these cleared.

I hope we do not just refuse to move any nomination at this point.

I am pleased that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Church Plans, with the assistance of federal regulators, have been able to reach a compromise on this matter.

Today I would like to salute the citizens of Vermont who are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Green Up Day.

I cannot believe how much more I am paying since I got married.

This is not a tax cut; this is a tax correction.

I wish wealthy interests with business before this body didn't have unlimited ability to give money to our political parties through the soft money loophole, but they do.

The fight to ban soft money is a fight to regain the public's trust, and Mr. President, there's no fight in our democracy today more worthwhile than that.

We believe, with the scarce resources available, we ought to invest in a guaranteed program with guaranteed results of having the smaller class sizes.

We are strongly committed on this side of the aisle to building on tried and tested programs that are indicating enhanced achievement for the children of this country.

We should act again--this time in earnest--to protect our children and our schools from gun violence.