I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Eightieth Anniversary of the ``first tva city''

I rise today to commemorate a special occasion for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the city of Tupelo, MS. Eighty years ago, on February 7, 1934, Tupelo, MS, became the first city to receive electricity from the Tennessee Valley…

I ask unanimous consent that two legislative fellows on my staff, Errol Robinson and Brandon Elsner, be granted the privilege of the floor during the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

It just seems to me that we are more and more a society that believes in choices.

What alternatives do they have? And what could tip the balance away from them choosing to invest further in United States securities?

Those are districts I would not send my children to.

What should we worry about? Do you worry about the $17 trillion?

If the economy improves as you expect it to, the $221 billion we pay each year in interest on the national debt, that will double.

We have a national debt of $17 trillion. How much of that does China hold?

I have had an urgent and compelling need since 1996 in terms of speed, range, and payload . . . the UH-1 does not meet the need. How much longer are we willing to wait and take this risk?

I am eager to hear today from our witnesses on some of the important issues facing the nuclear industry.

the Government--at EPA and NRC--is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it's trying to do with every other industry.

I think it was clear. I think it's clear on the rest of them, too.

It reminds me of sequestration.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. State of the Union Address

I rise this afternoon to talk about the President's sixth State of the Union Address tomorrow night. Although I do not think the Framers imagined the pageantry that has come to accompany the State of the Union, it certainly is enshrined in…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I appreciate your starting out at the outset saying that this CPI-Minus-1 was wrong and it needs to be fixed.

Not a single voice has been raised on either side of the dais today in support of what this Congress enacted.

A real important hearing and I appreciate your calling it, Mr. Chairman.

It seems to me it ought to be made clear.

I want you to be able to look us in the eye on this committee, General, and assure us that not $1 of MILCON is going to be needed to accomplish this move.

I think we should be able to talk openly about climate science issues, such as the link between climate change and human activity.

But it goes without saying--number one, we're going to leave friends there.

I hope you will come back to us and tell us we're not getting it right and that something needs to be done.