I now yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194, noes 233, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 646] AYES--194 Ackerman Andrews Arcuri Baca…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the motion to…

Mr. President, in a moment, I am going to ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up my amendment No. 4787 to the motion to concur in the House amendment. My amendment would restore the estate tax exemption level and top estate…

It is now my privilege to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee from the State of Washington (Mr. McDermott). (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr…

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal), someone who has been working on this issue for--I don't know how long--a long time.

I now yield 3 minutes to the chair of the Subcommittee on Trade, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Tanner).

This is really a vital bill. I bring it to the floor in a bipartisan spirit to move and to make sure that all of the important pieces of this vital legislation, all of them, become law. This bill continues the essential trade adjustment…

The bill before us right now makes important changes to the tax law rules that relate, as Mr. Neal and Mr. Tiberi said, to regulated investment companies, more commonly known as mutual funds. They were described 80 years ago in testimony…

Mr. President, I have been honored for the past 18-plus years to serve alongside Senator Byron Dorgan, who is preparing to leave the Senate after three distinguished terms. Senator Dorgan has been one of the most plain-spoken, energetic…

Madam President, when the Senate invoked cloture on this bill yesterday evening, and adopted the procedure used after cloture, those of us who oppose portions of this bill lost any opportunity to address the problems we see and seek to…

Mr President, today we are involved in one of the most important functions of the U.S. Senate, and one of the most rare. Only 11 impeachment trials have been completed over the 221-year history of the Senate. Article II of the U.S…