Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two individuals from my district who were recently selected to receive NASA's Aeronautics Scholarship Award--Khalil Ramadi and Robert Schroeder, both of whom are students of Penn State University. The…

I might mention to my Chairman that I have introduced H.R. 1900, the Surface Transportation and Mass Transit Security Act.

We have got to get our act together. We have got to synergize, integrate the oversight of Homeland Security with all the other agencies that are doing so.

The question that Middle East peace... got, I think, more difficult in the last couple of weeks.

I am very pleased to see that the Department has listed about seven different companies who are engaged in activities related to the supply of refined petroleum products to Iran.

We are, of course, concerned about two basic areas. One is their nuclear capability and their determination to have a nuclear weapon in my judgment and I think in the judgment of others.

Mr. President, I wish to speak about a devastating illness, pancreatic cancer, and what we in the Senate can do to address this serious problem. Winston Churchill once said, ``Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.''…

In light of the recent capture of Osama Bin Laden, many have suggested that the United States needs to be even more vigilant about a possible terrorist attack.

There is an urgent need to act now to prepare to prevent the potential significant loss of life, social chaos and loss of confidence in the U.S. Government in the event of an attack.

I just wanted to make sure that I put on the record that we will keep the record open for 10 days for members of the committee to submit statements for the record and for testimony.

Thank you very much.

Few issues are as central to the role of the Federal Government as protecting its citizens from a public health emergency.

I am honored to be working with you on a bipartisan reauthorization of the Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act.

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this amendment to recognize the remarkable work done by Federal employees in the intelligence community and by our Federal law enforcement officers. Their tireless work over the last 10 years led to…

Mr. Chair, I was unavoidably detained and unable to be in the Chamber for two rollcall votes on H.R. 754 due to a meeting with constituents at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the…

Mr. President, today Senator Isakson and I are introducing the Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011. Since its creation in 1999, this program has provided freestanding children's hospitals with funding to support the…

Mr. Speaker, a gallon of gas is over $4, heading to $5. The average family spends $2,200 more on gas than they did 2 years ago. Fourteen million Americans are out of work and wondering how they are going to put food on the table. America's…

Mr. Speaker, each year the White House recognizes outstanding teachers for their contributions to the teaching and learning of mathematics and science through the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. On…