While there is no question that we must develop policies that achieve energy independence for United States, we must ensure that our energy defenses today are structured to allow maximum flexibility if our country experiences another…

I strongly believe that last year's energy crisis demonstrated the need to improve the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve program and I developed legislation (S.283) with Senators Dodd and Kerry to address the problems.

I must say, as I talked with Mr. Kampelman and read this op-ed, it put forth an inspiring vision, one that I think all of us wish could come about today.

Newspaper publishers should be able to obtain reasonable compensation

the enforcement of these laws does not reflect current marketplace realities

Congress should provide critical assistance to newspapers

we support legislation (S. 823) introduced by Senators Baucus and Snowe

I look forward to getting the specific statistics from you, because it's my understanding that very few of these pirates have actually been brought to justice.

I'm very troubled by your statement in your testimony saying that the root cause of Somali piracy lies in the poverty that continues to plague this troubled country.

But how many of them have actually been prosecuted?

I did not support passage of the Recovery Act, but I have always supported investment in transportation because I do believe that these are the types of investments that should be included in any economic stimulus.

We are here today to talk about the VA's progress on meeting the mental health needs of our veterans.

I would like to call the Subcommittee on Health to order.

He seemed so committed to reopening schools for girls, and pledged personally to me that better treatment of girls and women would be among his highest priorities.

I want to follow up on Senator Mikulski's concerns about the treatment of women at a time when we're proposing to ramp up our economic assistance to Afghanistan.

Raising the Federal truck weight limit for Maine to 100,000 pounds would keep heavy trucks on the interstates, which are designed to carry more weight than the rural roads.

This raises serious concerns about the long-term negative consequences of untreated mental health problems.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was an important step forward in efforts to rehabilitate and improve our Nation's transportation infrastructure system, but there is more that can be done.