David Thomas: “I oppose the development of the New World Mine. I was one of the first elected officials to oppose that. There are some…”

I have in high regard those Members who focus on issues which they are concerned about in the pension bill, and I know that there are a number of sections that people could focus on in terms of their concern about the bill. And I know it…

I yield myself briefly. All we have to do to provide an increase in the minimum wage is to vote ``yes.'' And I wonder how that person working for a minimum wage feels when you say, I couldn't vote ``yes'' for the increase in the minimum…

This morning we will have approximately 1 hour of debate prior to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the Gulf of Mexico energy security bill. The vote will occur at about 10 o'clock today, and immediately following that vote we…

The amendment will bring transparency and discipline, but not order, to this budget process. The budget resolution is supposed to provide a blueprint for Government spending and allocate dollars for appropriators to spend in particular…