when his official portrait that will hang in the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing room was unveiled last month, Senator Pat Roberts said the panel he led so well ``has a long history of caring more about the issues than the ideology…

Cory Gardner and I first met in 2011, when he became the first alumnus of the United States Senate Youth Program to be sworn into the House of Representatives. As the first Senate Youth Program delegate elected to the U.S. Senate, I felt…

I really appreciate the work that you are doing to help our next generation of farmers.

I am sure it is something that he strongly supports.

Given that states are suffering such revenue shortfalls, it is a very contentious issue in Congress about whether we will give them more funding.

I have been a long-time supporter of research. I am a huge fan of cooperative extension.

when Senator Tom Udall announced last year that he would not seek reelection, he said, ``The worst thing anyone in public office can do is believe the office belongs to them, rather than to the people they represent.'' Throughout his more…

I first met Lamar Alexander when he was a candidate for President 25 years ago. He was campaigning in the State of Maine, and after giving an articulate speech outlining his priorities and his policies, he proceeded to charm everyone by…

Mike Enzi and I were both sworn in to do our first terms in the U.S. Senate on January 7, 1997. I immediately saw in the gentleman from Wyoming a quiet, effective, and ethical leader who was focused not on partisan advantage but, rather…

this year, in addition to celebrating the bicentennial of the State of Maine, we are also commemorating the bicentennial of the first major find in North America of the treasured semiprecious stone tourmaline in the mountains of western…

In her past statements, Ms. Shelton has openly called for the Federal Reserve to be less independent of the political branches, and has even questioned the need for a central bank. This is not the right signal to send particularly in the…

I do not believe since systemic racism is a problem in the state of Maine.

What I don't want to see is one-party control in Washington.

I don't want to pack the court. I don't want to change the number. I don't want to have to do that. But if all of this rule-breaking is taking place, what does the majority expect? What do they expect? They expect that they're going to be…

``The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President''--Senator Mitch McConnell, February 13, 2016. I don't always agree…

Collins making clear she is voting no on procedural and process grounds, not on the nominee herself.

when the Senate considers nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is particularly important that we act fairly and consistently, using the same set of rules, no matter which political party is in power. When President Obama nominated Judge…

I rise today. along with my colleague Senator Cardin, to introduce the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act or Heat Act. This bipartisan bill would help ensure that seniors who rely on home health care have the choice to receive…