Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to hear back from my colleagues about how this change is doing such a great job for their constituents back home. Robust, I am sure, economic times in Massachusetts to where they don't have to worry about an…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding time to me, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Here we are, Mr. Speaker, today, a brand new day. It is the 35th time this Congress that I have handled a rule. Once…

Mr. Speaker, once again this morning my Democratic colleagues are trying to scare this country. The facts of the case are that, as a result of the economic downturn of this country because of high taxes and more rules and regulations, more…

Reserving the right to object, I do say to my colleague, perhaps we should, in the spirit of harmony, work together and see if we can get a commitment that will be binding, not just for this Congress but perhaps one in the future, that…

Reserving the right to object, and I will object, I wish to express a few thoughts before my colleagues who are here and who wish to speak on another subject. I wish to be heard on the nomination process and maybe I can be recognized after…

Mr. President, I appreciate my colleague from Colorado raising these issues. The Senate does have a responsibility to treat nominees fairly. I have worked to do that as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and they are entitled to be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Kagan Nomination

Mr. President, I wish to share a few thoughts on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. I will share some other thoughts as we go along, and I will be producing for my colleagues a summary of some of the concerns I have about…

I wanted to ask the gentlewoman if she had additional speakers. I received a good answer. Thank you very much. I appreciate the gentlewoman.

Madam Speaker, you know, it sounds like the gentlewoman from West Virginia gave us a good way to think of things, and that is, too much of a good thing may not be good. What this rail service is about, Amtrak, I believe, is a pretty good…

Madam Speaker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) makes a great point, and we can today on the floor of this House of Representatives add to this bill with its own merits by saying let's also, as we're adding billions of dollars, at…