Madam President, I also wish to remember Marine Corps Cpl Bryan J. Scripsick who, along with three other Marines, succumbed to injuries sustained after a suicide bomber attacked their position in Anbar province north of Baghdad, Iraq on…

Madam President, it is my honor to also pay tribute to the life and sacrifice of Army SPC Michael E. Phillips who died on February 24, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Michael left for basic training on June 24, 2006. Upon finishing advanced…

Madam President, it is my honor to also honor the life and sacrifice of Army SFC Jeffry D. Kettle who died on August 12, 2007 of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb while serving his Nation in Nangarhar province near Kuzkalakhel…

If we cannot get this right, this is what I meant when I spoke passionately about not giving up on rural areas.

One of my passions is that we want everybody to have the freedom of choice to go wherever they want to go.

I was hoping that you could commit to finish the rulemaking in a timely manner for our town.

I think that is really a cornerstone of your mission, is how do we make it so that our children can go home if they want to.

I think it has become an increasing challenge for a lot of our rural communities in the health area.

the budget for the NIIP O&M has been reduced by more than $9 million to a paltry $4 million for the past three fiscal years.

S. 715 directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $150 million and any interest earned from the existing Reclamation Fund into the proposed fund annually through 2035.

We urge the Surface Transportation Board to closely monitor this situation and work with the railroads to find a timely solution to the rail service deficiencies currently plaguing the U.S. transportation system.

the efforts of Senator Portman and Senator Levin, who are co-chairs of the Auto Caucus, to raise this issue

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about a fair shot for American families on quality, affordable higher education. It is very appropriate that the Senator from New Jersey is presiding because he has been one of the great leaders in…

Madam President, I can't tell you how disappointed I am that the majority leader has continued to persist in blocking votes on more than 300 different pieces of bipartisan legislation that have passed the House of Representatives and that…

We have heard on this floor some lengthy speeches that brought a number of arguments to bear in an effort to appear learned, insightful, founded in law and founded in history, all to obscure the fundamental fact before this body, which is…

Are there investments that we're making to prevent these kind of accidents?

What the incident does for me is just underscores the importance of addressing the movement of hazardous materials by rail.

I agree with the assessment of the urgency and have asked the DOT to provide further guidance.