The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review identified effects of climate change as 'threat multipliers' that will aggravate str...
Anyone who, like me, wants to tackle our long-term fiscal challenges fairly and responsibly needs also to worry about th...
But given what we know about the consequences of a warming planet, inaction is far more costly.
It is just not that hard to say it. And I am so happy that the witnesses were willing to come and agree on that basic pr...
Those who attempt to argue against the scientific consensus and pretend that mankind does not have anything to do with t...
So we should not be cutting research budgets if we are going to be going after.
Make everybody who lives in a floodplain, even though those floodplain maps are dramatically expanding, pay the full fre...
That is as politically infeasible as a carbon tax. We have got a lot of tough choices coming up here.
Traditionally, women have been underrepresented in some of what we call 'nontraditional fields'--construction, engineeri...
Our two-year budget deal was a strong step in the right direction.
Democrats and Republicans can break through the bitterness and rancor, work together, and reach an agreement.
I would focus on making sure that families actually have a choice, that child care is high quality and accessible to eve...
I think there has been a manipulation of the tax code in the ways you described.
We did not think that should mean that we could not agree on anything.
Programs like food assistance and affordable housing help make sure families do not fall into deep poverty or hunger or ...
Our system is riddled with tax loopholes and special interest carve-outs that benefit the wealthiest Americans and bigge...
If we care about economic growth, if we care about prosperity, than we have got to recognize these rising interest payme...
We do not have the money to create a new welfare program, colleagues.
