Last month, I launched an initiative called Back to Work Minnesota aiming to create jobs in our State by implementing more energy efficiency retrofits.

You don't have to take it from me. You can take it from the Defense Department or the National Intelligence Council, both of which have said that climate change is a major threat to our national security.

We're having our hearing Thursday to speed up the--help the State Department to speed up their visa approvals.

I've been working very hard on this drug-shortage issue.

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act 2011, which has been offered as an amendment by my friend from Montana, Senator Jon Tester. This Friday is Veterans Day. On this day every year, Americans join…

The SAVE Native Women Act authorizes services for children and for non-abusing parents, and I think this is a good step for breaking the cycle of violence in Indian Country.

How can you have sovereignty when you can't protect your women and children?

I am working on a bill that will make it unlawful to evict a woman from federally supported housing just because she is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.

The SAVE Native Women Act makes important updates to the law to ensure that Native American communities have the tools and resources they need to stop acts of violence against Native women.

The Affordable Care Act applied the Value Index to Physicians and Clinics only, but not hospitals.

My State of Minnesota has been a national leader in providing high quality, low-cost care, yet receives extremely low Medicare reimbursements.

This isn't about pitting Minnesota against Texas, but it is about incentivizing States to do the right things.

These are common sense and much needed improvements to the law.

Madam President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote against the motion to proceed to the joint resolution of disapproval of Senator Hutchison, which would repeal the FCC's net neutrality rules. As many of you know, I have…

Madam President, I appreciate the courtesy of the Senator from Texas. My understanding is that Senator Murkowski from Alaska is on her way down. I am scheduled to sit in the chair at 12, and I don't want to step on the opportunity of the…

These kids are missing school. They are going as far as committing suicide because of this, and they are literally being bullied to death.

I have a bill, the Student Non-Discrimination Act, that would fix this.

We are looking at how can we show best practices in some of the States so that we can do a better job of oversight.