The Federal role is clear.
my hope is that we may learn from this experience and find policy solutions to ensure that an incident like this never h...
I want to thank the responders, the people at FEMA, the National Guard and many others who did incredible work.
Americans have a right to expect that when they turn on their tap, the water they get is safe and is safe to drink.
It is our responsibility to make sure that expectation is, in fact, carried out, both at the Federal, State and local go...
What do we do about that?
I want to congratulate and thank Senators Boxer, Manchin and Senator Rockefeller in the Senate for quickly introducing l...
The system did not work on January 9th in West Virginia. The system failed.
This is an issue of federalism.
Isn't it true that convictions for even minor, non-violent drug possession have a significant negative effect on an indi...
I want to discuss what a conviction for marijuana possession, no matter how small, means for most individuals across the...
I find that very disappointing. I think, as I pointed out before, there is mutual benefit.
I want to know what you are doing to enhance the change in Vietnam and other countries on basic internationally recogniz...
It is in the U.S. interest to negotiate these agreements.
The basic protection of human rights should always be at the table in U.S. negotiations.
We do not always have hearings that are this--Senator Hatch, I know you are always respectful, but sometimes there is a ...
It would be my intention, when we consider a 123 agreement on Vietnam, to move a parallel resolution on human rights.
Why are we interested in making this type of information available to a country that abuses the rights of its own citize...
