Senator Snowe believes, that Senator Landrieu believes, that Meredith believes are important

Mr. President, I rise in remembrance of the disastrous invasion of Turkish armed forces into the Republic of Cyprus. On this day, 37 years ago, Turkish soldiers began the forcible expulsion of approximately 200,000 Greek Cypriots from the…

Truck weights are a critical issue for my state, and presumably other states in this country.

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. I am pleased to be joined in this effort by my colleagues Senators Wyden, Alexander, Landrieu, Pryor, and Toomey. Our legislation is straight forward: it would…

It is a huge safety issue for us, in the way we look at it and what's happened on the thousands of miles of roads that we have in our state.

It's a matter of commerce; it's a matter of jobs; it's a matter of industry.

I hate to be on the other side of a safety issue with you, because we have worked so closely on so many other issues.

I've been fighting this issue for a long time in this committee.

We believe that these 100,000-pound trucks, they don't have any business on the local roads.

Congress should invest revenues derived from offshore development in a fund dedicated to ocean and coastal restoration and conservation.

Congress should ensure that the United States has the financial resources necessary to be an effective steward of its oceans and coastal ecosystems.

Congress must do its part to ensure that the people and environment in the Gulf region are made whole following that disaster.

The National Endowment for the Oceans Act takes the common-sense step of using money the government already gets from economic activities on our oceans.

Even if there is a satisfactory end-state in Afghanistan, how can we achieve the President's goal of preventing the return of al Qaeda fighters to Afghanistan and Pakistan so long as they can take advantage of the safe havens?

The President has stated the core goal of the U.S. strategy in Central Asia is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Madam Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize the crew of the Amtrak Downeaster who quickly guided 112 passengers to safety after the train was involved in an accident this week in Maine. With the engine engulfed in flames, two…

Senators Susan Collins and Joe Lieberman asked the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department to account for how federal training dollars are spent.

I would like to get the opinion of each of you, and let me start by pointing out that last week, on July 11, 2011, the President issued an Executive Order.