Part of this strategy should include the President's call for an increase in the minimum wage.

This notion somehow that there are these vast numbers of people who want to live off public help, I think is more myth than reality.

Instead of focusing on whether a waiver authority is being misused or whether people are misusing their check at a liquor store, it seems to me the fundamental concern ought to be on how we do more to lift people out of poverty and have…

Safety is my primary concern, and I would support the implementation of a performance-based approach.

I want to focus on what I consider one of your strengths.

Mr. Speaker, as the Representative of the Sixth District of Illinois and the son of a Korean war veteran, I'm honored to serve over 34,000 veterans. We have a deep commitment, as we know, to support those who've risked their lives to…

S. 388 would delay sequestration and provide the Congress with the time necessary to enact balanced deficit reduction.

By the President of the United States of America, I do hereby proclaim March 2013 as Irish-American Heritage Month.

when we see our neighbors in need, we will always stand united in helping them get back on their feet.

My administration has worked to raise awareness about bullying, and I know I just had a chance to see Lee Hirsch, the director of 'Bully,' who's here, and we thank him for his work on this issue.

Women are nearly half of our Nation's workforce and more than half of our college graduates.

That spirit is what called our mothers and grandmothers to fight for a world where no wall or ceiling could keep their daughters from their dreams.

I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2013, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

American progress depends on what we do for our students.

Today Republicans in the Senate faced a choice about how to grow our economy and reduce our deficit.

The Congress must act responsibly to avert sequestration through balanced deficit reduction.

S. 16 would explicitly protect pork barrel spending.

Collegiality is great, but just signing a letter because that is the majority way instead of you have opposition and you have a better way to do it, stand your ground.