Madam President, for those who are following the debate of the Senate, we are in the midst of the debate on the immigration reform bill, expecting votes on amendments this week, and then final passage. It is a historic and important…

How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions.

This was discrimination enshrined in law.

Honoring these relationships and respecting the sovereignty of tribal nations is critical to advancing tribal self-determination and prosperity.

The Council shall work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate development of policy recommendations to support tribal self-governance.

These two distinguished military leaders have earned my trust and that of the American people.

Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Margaret B. Seymour, retired.

This ruling is a victory for couples who have long fought for equal treatment under the law; for children whose parents' marriages will now be recognized, rightly, as legitimate; for families that, at long last, will get the respect and…

We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

Both agencies engaged constructively with auto manufacturers, labor unions, States, and other stakeholders.

But as the Supreme Court recognized, voting discrimination still exists.

The bill would mandate OCS lease sales along the east and west coast and elsewhere with inadequate consideration of military use conflicts.

The United States looks forward to working with Sheikh Tamim to deepen the ties between our two countries.

Free, fair, and credible elections would be critical to Afghanistan's future.

We will continue to lead by the power of our example.

The United States now has the opportunity to address carbon pollution from the power sector.

if you are in a crowded theater and the only way to empty that crowded theater is if you yell the world 'red line,' don't do it because it has a very powerful meaning if you are President of the United States.

I think leading meetings isn't necessarily going to solve a situation, we have 90,000 people, vast majority of them innocent, that have lost their lives.