Mr. President, I would like to speak on a second amendment. Since a peak in 2006, housing prices, as we know in this country, have fallen by nearly one-third. Total homeowner equity slashed in half with the loss of more than $7 trillion…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Peter Wisner, a detailee from the Treasury Department, be given the privilege of the floor during the consideration of H.R. 2112. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I would like to speak about two amendments, if I could. One is about basic civil rights and fair housing organizations and the other is about counseling and I would like to speak on both of them. Our Nation's fair housing…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the prescription drug abuse epidemic sweeping my State and the Nation. The rampant abuse and trafficking of prescription drugs represents a major threat to public health and to law enforcement. In…

Mr. President, this Chamber considered trade measures this week for the first time in about 4 years. First, and most important, the bipartisan currency measure passed by an overwhelming majority, 63 to 35. This action on China's currency…

Mr. President I rise to talk about our Nation's flawed approach to trade and its damaging effects on economic growth and job creation. Yesterday, this body approved three trade agreements that will do far too little to create manufacturing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak up to 20 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I say thank you to Senator Levin. Yes, I try to explain this. I was on some radio calls this morning with stations in Dayton and Cincinnati and all over the State, and the questions they asked were just that: Wait a minute, OK, I…

I thank the Senator. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I support ratification of the three free- trade agreements we are debating. They are long overdue, and they are important to job creation in this country. While we have waited around, these…

Mr. President, I would like to speak in opposition to these three pending free-trade agreements. The bills look like they are about this size. These are the actual implementing of the three free-trade agreements. But one of the bills, and…

Mr. President, this is the same story. This is Panama's agreement, but Colombia's is even longer--hundreds and hundreds of pages of rules. I admire the Colombian people. They are our allies, but the Colombian Government not so much…

I rise to speak against this agreement. This, my friends, is the Panama trade agreement. There are 1,600 pages. If we want to get rid of tariffs and level the playing field, we would pass about three pages of tariff schedules and build in…