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I think that regardless of a union contract, if an employer of a union employee wants to give that employee a raise that employer should be able to do that.

I honestly having sat on this committee think that it is a directive that has to be implemented at this point because there is no voluntary compliance.

That should be our goal, so that people can be creating an environment where people can build the best lives for themselves and their families.

With nearly 1.5 million children and their families participating in the CCDBG program, federal policymakers must take steps to strengthen the program.

As a father of two boys, I know firsthand child care isn't just finding a place for your kids to go during your work day.

I am pleased the Senate legislation includes language to raise standards for child care providers.

Honesty and forthrightness is a rarity and a prize in our business sometimes.

The United States, led in many ways by the Senate--you were a member there at the time--went through the careful and, I think, painstaking process of both diplomacy and tough sanctions.

Keeping Iran from producing a nuclear weapon is far different than having the capability of doing that.

I don't think they were invited in there, would have been invited in there, had we known that they were going to breach their responsibility in terms of invading a neighbor.

Senator Durbin and I yesterday coauthored a Senate resolution relative to some sanctions, really not sanctions so much as providing some isolation.

For me, the solution is that DMCA has to have a more robust upload, stay-down means takedown, and there should be a Content ID for every company so that everything is filtered, so that at least I can control what is being illegally…

I particularly am pleased with the Department's decision on increasing assistance relative to going after the Lord's Resistance Army.

The Army is people. There is no room for sexual assault in its ranks.

If the F-35 is going to represent a sizeable portion of the Air Force, and we are going to spend money as far as if you would be matching up the gravity bomb and the F-35, it is a lot of money for another variant of a nuclear weapon on a…

I absolutely agree with you on sequestration. I voted against the agreement last December because it was only for 2 years.

I would remark that Congress must be very responsible and not simply react in a politically convenient fashion.

The fiscal year 2015 budget request suggests stability; however, there is much uncertainty and change.