We hear the numbers and statistics. We are shocked by the statistics, but, until you see a face and you recognize that each one of those numbers is a person whose life has been changed forever, it is hard to really visualize the extent of…

I could not agree more. Asia has described human trafficking as the seminal human rights issue.

Well, you have done a great job here. I am glad that you are here, and thank you very much for your commitment to change our system.

The White House, as you pointed out, have been watching the developments there. They're concerned about the fact that some of these protesters have been targeted, that there has been violence there, that they have not been given the…

Our primary concern is with the strategic intent of China's military modernization efforts and its implications for cross-Strait and regional stability.

Mr. President, scientific studies continue to show cause for concern about the chemical Bisphenol-A, BPA, especially the effects on babies and young children. Endocrine disrupting chemicals alter the function of the body's hormonal system…

Madam President, I rise today in opposition to amendment No. 991, filed by my colleague, the junior Senator from South Dakota. This amendment would eliminate $2 billion from SNAP by limiting the funds available for cost-effective nutrition…

Addressing the particular needs of the Arctic science is also a top priority of mine.

If we are to prepare for these changes, we have to better our understanding of the oceans.

Now, more than ever, the United States requires a sustained and integrated ocean observing system.

But it is a resource issue, right, not a technology issue? The technology exists.

I am grateful to our Washington State Senator, Maria Cantwell, for her leadership in supporting IOOS and promoting reauthorization of the ICOOS Act.

this is about information that we now can acquire about the oceans.

I think this is a very important issue, in the sense of I think we need to identify the issues.

I have been a big fan of using our new high-tech Doppler radar system to get a better weather-ready nation.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Alaska (Ms…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1125 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from…