David Thomas: “I want to share with the leader my sorrow and sadness in not having Paul Coverdell here with us. I extend our…”

Under the rule in consideration of this bill, the minority was allowed a motion to recommit. A motion to recommit was offered. It was clearly on its face nongermane. The Chair has just ruled that that so-called motion to recommit was…

I will tell my colleague that in my opening remarks I indicated that there were provisions that passed both the House and the Senate in the reconciliation packages that are not part of this bill. We are working currently on this next bill…

This legislation is, in essence, a modest effort to provide the structure and resources necessary for citizens, schools, communities and others to undertake projects in the actual locales in which the so-called internment camps were…

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…