I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment, and I call up amendment No. 427. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar). Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.

I just want to make sure that those concerns of communities being decimated by this change of policy is getting to your ears.

I was one of the Senators that advocated fiercely for that change.

So I think that is great news and thank you.

I wish to speak to the bill before us on the Economic Development Administration. I rise specifically to talk about the issue that is on the minds of all Americans; that is, the topic of jobs. Unemployment is far too high. My home State…

I am trying to get my hands around just how big a hole the program is in currently.

Is there any sort of mechanism in the law in which rates are adjusted in order to cover the interest on the debt?

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 428

If you do not buy it and your house goes bye-bye, do not expect the Federal Government to come write you a check for your house.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up amendment No. 428, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant editor of the Daily…

I would appreciate that, and I understand it is a complicated process.

I praise you for responding to our pleas on behalf of our communities.

I would, as the institution have met, essentially, the requirement for the non-Federal 10 percent, even though I am doing so in a fashion that perhaps is further exploiting the student.

I am deeply appreciative of the dialogue that has just taken place. It was William Pitt in England who commented that the wind and the rain can enter my house, but the King cannot. It captured the spirit and understanding of the balance…

The American middle class is hurting. Workers are unemployed. Families are losing their homes. Parents are worried, for good reason, that their children will not have the same opportunity they had. American people have sent us to do a…

I wanted to understand a little bit better the exchanges that have been set up, CME and ICE.

I rise to address the 4-year extension of the PATRIOT Act and to oppose that extension if the bill is not modified. I want to take us back to the principles on which our Nation was founded and, indeed, before our Declaration of…

At the end of the day, I do not know if I got a fair price or really what they are charging me.

I came here directly from testifying on an electric vehicle bill, which has a lot to do with reducing oil consumption.

Transportation now accounts for approximately 71 percent of American oil consumption.

Electric vehicles eliminate pollution from the tailpipe.

Oil dependence means that the enabled foreign governments to impose unreasonably high gasoline prices on U.S consumers who have no alternative but gasoline to run their cars and get to work.

It is music to my ears, and I look forward to working with you on this critical infrastructure piece.