Bill Lee

I would like not only repeat it, we need to enhance this and make it a priority.

The House has not voted on all the things passed by the Senate just as the Senate has not voted on all the things passed in the House.

In response to the question posed by my distinguished colleague, my friend from Rhode Island, yes, I will acknowledge that we have taken votes--some votes in response to many of the pieces of legislation enacted within the House of…

We have been willing to compromise. The offer that was made by my colleague, the junior Senator from Texas yesterday, from the floor represented a significant compromise. Significantly, I believe it was the Senator from Nevada, the…

Many of us believe this is morally wrong and deeply troubling, especially considering nearly one in five children in America suffer from food insecurity.

There is certainly no rationale for throwing hungry children, families, and seniors off of SNAP.

I believe it is $1.70 generated in economic activity for every $1 in SNAP benefits.

But the question is, Would any of them be willing to listen to it or interested in it or would most of them consider it a form of torture?

There is a chain of islands off the coast of Spain, a chain of islands known as the Canary Islands. Can the Senator tell me after what animal were these islands named?

The device known as a camel's hair brush, does the Senator know what it is made of?

There is something called a Panama hat. Can the Senator tell me what part of the world the Panama hat comes from?

Commercial airplanes, as far as I know, all airplanes in the United States, have within them something called a black box--a black box that records the events of the cockpit. It also records critical operating data from the airplane so…

That is correct. That is correct, and it is how it has happened in the past. This is not something we want. This is not something we have threatened. This is something we think can and should be avoided and we want to avoid. In the…

I see we have been joined by my friend and colleague, the Senator from Texas. I wish to ask him if his observations from his interactions with his constituents in Texas have been similar to those that have been shared today by the junior…

We must figure out pathways out of poverty into good-paying jobs

The cuts that are taking place just in that bill alone, Americans will lose thousands and thousands of jobs, and more people will be falling into poverty as a result

I don't think so. I upheld my oath.

Yes, in a number of ways.

There was pressure applied. You know, city manager asked several times during the process, well, can an arrest be made now?

The laws of the state of Florida and the constitution require you to have probable cause to arrest someone.

I believe it was political pressure and the fact I upheld my oath.

If I may ask my friend from Vermont, we would love to see us move forward. Why don't we both propose three of our respective side's top amendments, come up with a unanimous consent agreement right now, and there would be six amendments we…

Is my colleague suggesting that we stop altogether the practice of issuing U.S. treasuries to finance the operations of government or is he suggesting that we go without a budget or that we simply halt the issuance of Treasury instruments…

If I might ask, Madam President, of my friend from Texas, why wouldn't one want the usual rules of the Senate to apply? That is, why would one want to block or prevent the 60-vote threshold from applying with a debt ceiling increase, just…

I ask my colleague from Texas--who has on occasion expressed similar concerns to those I have just expressed with this kind of posture--so I ask my friend from Texas, is it in fact his interest, his objective to be obstructionist? Is he…