we have spent a considerable amount of time discussing the debt and the deficit crisis this country is facing during the 112th Congress. Although we have heard from the President that we must raise the debt limit, neither he nor any of his…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

What recommendations can you provide relative to that IEP process for the committee to consider?

Six in ten companies report a lack of familiarity with publicly funded service providers who source candidates with disabilities.

Innovative small businesses, as you mentioned, Senator Enzi, are critical to our economic growth.

I rise today to recognize two of Wyoming's best ski areas--Grand Targhee and the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort--for their hard work and commitment to better management practices. Their records of improving efficiency, reducing energy use…

I always try to encourage them to go into accounting.

When asked why companies don't recruit more people with disabilities, they say they don't know where to source candidates.

I appreciate the way that you and your staff have again involved my office in an effort to have a truly bipartisan hearing.

Pensions are one place where the economy delivers for American households, for employers, for our communities and our financial markets.

the change in statistics is a clear indication that defined benefit plans are heading towards extinction.

I'm very disappointed that there was not a greater inclusion of retirement employee benefit issues by these agencies in carrying out the President's recent Executive order to reduce regulatory burden and overlap.

I rise today to talk about some missed opportunities. Last week, I talked a little bit about how I thought the President had missed the opportunity with his deficit commission, he had missed the opportunity with his State of the Union…

I also recognize that if people do not save enough through their 401(k)s and IRAs for retirement, then these people will place a greater strain on our very shaky Federal entitlement programs.

We applaud Chairman Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Member Enzi (R-WY) for holding this particular hearing

The Power of Pensions: Building a Strong Middle Class and Strong Economy

Through the years I've been a supporter of the traditional defined benefit plan system as it forms one of the key legs of our three-legged stool of retirement system.

However, we have to be realistic. The private sector traditional defined benefit system is going toward extinction.

I rise to talk about the debt crisis our Nation is facing and how we can come together to fix it. We do talk about how we are putting this debt on our children and grandchildren. The time is on us right now. The bill is coming due. We are…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 510. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Amendment No. 510

Many of the thousands of jobs that were supported by the offshore drilling industry are simply gone due to the moratorium.

becoming a businessperson takes a whole basket of skills, and not every person who has worked 30 years as an engineer is suddenly equipped to become a marketer for his or her own services

The result of this Administration's misguided energy policy is lost jobs and bankrupted American companies.

I know the issue before us is to change the way the nominations are handled. I wish to express my appreciation for that act and ask my colleagues to support it. A number of the nominations come through the Health, Education, Labor, and…