Madam Chair, this amendment would return National Science Foundation funding to its pre-stimulus level, and it would save the taxpayers about $1.2 billion. Just before voting against the stimulus bill a while ago, I stood in this same…

To the gentleman's point, the minority whip, I think all of us want to protect the ADA and the goals of the ADA. That's why this amendment was offered in the committee. It was to strike this language. What will happen--I think we can all…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the student lending program that I understand we may be voting on a little bit later today. I want to first say, like my colleague, I have talked with a number of students in Tennessee and people…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

Nonsense. I am glad----

The Commission continues to support legislation in this area to improve transparency of the industry's practices.

Chairman Rockefeller has sought through his legislative proposal.

There has been a--what has happened here, I think there has been consensus around the fact that prop trading is out the door.

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 68, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $1,089,453,000)''. Page 69, line 8, after the…

In reclaiming my time, it's all well and good to say that; but what these owners will say is their liability comes as soon as the lawyer walks by and the pool doesn't have it. They're not going to risk having the liability. They're not…

I strongly support the deployment of fixed and mobile broadband to increase economic development, productivity and America's global competitiveness.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the issue that is currently under debate; that is, student loan interest rates. For many students across this great country, the month of May marks the end of the school year and, for some, it means…

I think they should be regulated to the point, including what we are talking about in derivatives and proprietary trading, that the risk of those institutions failing will be very remote.

It just occurs to me with the passage of Dodd-Frank, it incorporates the Volcker Rule and a whole host of other things.

I think we are forcing more consolidation, not less.

it is going to be very difficult for the people in the field to say, you have violated the rule or you have not violated the rule.

The rules are there for a reason. It sometimes can be awkward or inconvenient to enforce them, but if we do not enforce them, then it encourages the bad actors to continue and does not reward the good actors.

I hope that Executive Order does not see the light of day, and I hope you will be effective in your advocacy to the White House on that point.