I am proud to be a co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed the House earlier this session, and I hope that the Senate will take action soon.

the Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers, or the ALERT Drivers Act, of 2009, S. 1536, introduced by Sen. Schumer (D-NY)

it's one of my pet peeves--countries that will not tax their elites but expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that they have been getting . . .

Women earn just 77 cents on the dollar as compared to men--for doing the same work.

Since President Obama took office, we have been moving in the right direction. It is not success, but it is definitely progress.

The pay gap for women in management shrank by just 2 cents from 2000 to 2007.

Just last week the Senate passed and the President signed into law an important bill that we passed in the House earlier, a $30 billion loan fund for small businesses.

If President Obama and the Democrats had not taken the steps that they did to start moving our economy in the right direction, this country would have lost an additional 8.5 million jobs.

I am proud to be the co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed the House earlier this session, and I hope that the Senate will soon act on it.

Women's work is crucial for family economic well-being, particularly in these rough economic times.

So you support the legislation?

Well, thank you, Senator Bennet, and as the Acting Chair, I recognize Mr. Schumer.

Absolutely.

As we take these steps, we will follow Pakistan's lead. We look to the Pakistani Government to help shape a strategy that reflects the needs of the Pakistani people. And we are encouraged by the efforts that Pakistan itself is making to…

Flood insurance is expensive for families, often very, very expensive.

Criminals on Wall Street must be held to account; otherwise, one of the great foundations of this country--our capital markets--will simply fade away.

Without successful investigation, prosecution, and meaningful punishment, deterrence is an illusion.

Many on Wall Street have argued that there is no criminality in this financial crisis, merely a collective delirium brought about by soaring profits and mistaken assumptions about risks.