I rise in morning business to talk about a situation in Texas, the wildfires and the drought. Since we were mostly home during the August recess, I saw the floods in the Midwest and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. I saw the…

I have not wanted to pursue this issue, because the debt ceiling issue has absorbed all of the air in the room and in the United States, as it should; it is a huge priority. But I have to set the record straight a little bit about how this…

I thank the Senator from Utah, and I appreciate his passion for the issue. I agree with him on the issue. The way for us to get together and resolve it is to have a conference committee, to have the conferees appointed on the House side…

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to speak about the August 2 debt ceiling deadline and the proposal that will be before us very soon, developed by Majority Leader Reid. Here we are again debating legislation that demonstrates our…

I rise today to speak about the looming August 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling and making reforms, or budget cuts at least, that would allow us to show we are not going to have business as usual in Washington but that we are going…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown of Ohio). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to speak about the looming August 2 deadline. This is when the Department of the Treasury estimates the Federal Government will officially hit the $14.2 trillion debt ceiling. We all know we are at the point where we are…

I am here to talk about the renomination of FBI Director Mueller, but I certainly heard my colleague from Maryland, and I agree we must pass a clean extension of the FAA. We are losing the revenue, and we are losing the capability for…

I rise today to speak about the Military Pay Act of 2011. We were on the brink of closing down government earlier this year, this spring, and we came to a responsible conclusion and continued our government. We were also able to continue…

I rise to speak in favor of the plan that is before us, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. I also think there are some very important achievements in the Group of 6 proposal. It is a proposal. It is not legislative language. It has many things…

I think our bill is the answer, and I really want to commend Senator Kerry for not only starting the ball rolling but also working with people who had concerns, as I did, to get a bill that I could support and do wholeheartedly support.

I think it is time to look for new solutions that don't involve higher taxes, and I am supporting an infrastructure bank that would foster private sector investment.