To hear the gentleman's strong voice, not only as an entrepreneur before he came to Congress, but in Mr. Polis' dustup as he speaks in the Rules Committee in which he talks about America wanting to have a bright future, he is the father of…

I applaud the gentleman, my friend, Mr. Polis, for not only coming to our defense and aid in this but also aiming for things that people all across this country need, and it's called action by Congress for jobs. Mr. Speaker, at this time…

First let me say that I join my colleagues in recognizing not only the life and work of Don Payne, but I also wanted to add my personal words of support for what Don meant to me personally as a cochairman of the Caribbean Caucus a number…

I thank Senator Portman for his comments and for his leadership on the Budget Committee. We have three fabulous new members on the Budget Committee in Senator Toomey, Senator Portman, and Senator Ron Johnson, who are with us and will share…

this morning we had the Budget Committee hearing and the testimony of Mr. Zients, OMB Director, who works for the President and prepared, under the President's direction, the budget they submitted to Congress for the United States for…

I thank my colleague. I know Senator Ayotte wanted to be on the Budget Committee. We had a host of fabulous new Senators who wanted to be on it. We got four, but many more wanted to be on it. Senator Portman, Senator Toomey, Senator…

The Senator from South Dakota says ``directly impact.'' The way I read the Reinhart-Rogoff study and what I think I hear the Senator saying is that this isn't just that a debt crisis might happen--and those can happen quickly, as they warn…

I thank the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico. Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar

I see Senator Thune is here, and he has been through a lot of these matters and a lot of hearings during his time as part of the leadership here in the Senate, and I would ask him how he felt about the hearing this morning and the issues…

I thank the Senator for his comments and his leadership on all these matters that relate fundamentally to job creation and economic growth. Tax increases do not facilitate economic growth. And when you surge debt, it increases more and…

I wish to share some remarks about the President's budget which he submitted today. This is it--the real budget. The President asked that the press pay for their copies this year. Maybe that will save a little money. It is a real document…

I find very interesting my friend's arguments. First of all, the health care bill hasn't even kicked in, so millions of people have not gotten the advantages of this bill yet. Mr. McGOVERN. Would the gentleman yield?