My No. 1 focus right now is jobs, jobs, jobs, and a critical piece of the solution is workforce training.

I think we should require DOD to do the appropriate oversight, but I think we also should expect that when we put people in dangerous positions, we have to allow them to either have their own tools to supply their security or to make sure…

Reauthorizing and updating the Workforce Investment Act will be an important step along that path.

I believe that as we consider President Obama's challenge for our country--to gain an additional 5 million community college degrees and certificates by 2020, it is critical to consider the role in which community colleges can play in…

Mr. President, I rise in support of Senate passage of H. Con. Res. 158, the House companion to a resolution I introduced last August to highlight greater awareness of breast and other cancers by designating an early cancer detection month…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, for recognizing me and giving me this time to speak on a very important subject. I want to associate myself with the comments of my friend from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth) who spoke just a minute ago. He is…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 4425 which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy, New York, as the Martin G. ``Marty''…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I am honored today to speak in support of H. Res. 1046, recognizing the significance of Black History Month. Just a few weeks ago we celebrated the life and accomplishments of one…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this resolution urging the support of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day. American Heart Month was initiated in 1963 by…

Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support H. Res. 526, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 526, recognizing the historical and cultural significance of the Langston Golf Course and its contributions to racial equality. Opening its doors…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4238, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado as the W.D. Farr Post Office…

Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 4425 and yield back the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, American taxpayers are wondering how another year of trillion-dollar government deficits is going to help get our economy humming again. We've seen a costly stimulus package that didn't create the jobs that were promised…

As one of the Senators from North Carolina, I want to definitely give kudos to our marines from Camp Lejeune that are leading these efforts in Afghanistan.

Reportedly, elements of the Afghan Taliban high command are beginning to relocate from the city of Quetta in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province to the city of Karachi.

I was curious, has the Pakistan military taken an active role in countering the smuggling of this ammonium nitrate into Afghanistan?

I think it's time to look at how we use our National Guard and Reserves.