Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

Children, regardless of where they live or how involved their parents are, deserve access to high-quality public education.

Not all charter schools provide students with a quality education.

I now recognize myself for a 5-minute opening statement.

The bill imposes congressional oversight on the expenditure of taxpayer money.

This legislation is a combination of policies that would, if enacted, increase the chances of recovering at-risk species.

This legislation would invest in state wildlife programs such as congressionally-mandated State Wildlife Action Plans.

in a few minutes, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Marjorie A. Rollinson to serve as Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, and I want to make a few key points about her. First, she has exactly the right experience to do…

As I prepare to leave office at the end of this Congress, one of my greatest disappointments has been an inability to make progress dealing with our flood insurance system and the dangerous pattern of development and infrastructure. What…

Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach both the North and South Poles, said: It looks like I do these journeys alone, but it takes great support from people in the wings pushing you along these journeys and helping you. The same can be…

I want to say to my colleague from Illinois that I am so proud to be a supporter of your legislation that is going to provide the necessary protections for women in America to become mothers. I think I mentioned this to my colleague at…

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

This week we are having a public media summit in our Nation's Capital, with representatives from independent television stations from across the country. Thirteen years ago, the prospects were not particularly encouraging. We had just had…

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months.