I would encourage your efforts on behalf of rural health care to recognize this, not to be narrow in the way that we define who can be a provider.

If you are an environmentalist, you are an urbanist. We need urban density again.

I will apologize ahead of time for my voice today.

We do not recognize any sphere of influence on the part of Russia, or their having some kind of veto power over who can join the EU or who can join NATO.

I have certainly had constituents who have been directly impacted by the challenges that the national wildlife refuges, the parks along the border have imposed on people visiting those facilities.

The administration's fiscal year 2010 budget request recognizes the need to continue and expand our efforts on food security.

In his Inaugural Address, President Obama stated to the people of poor nations that we would work alongside them to make their farms flourish and to nourish starved bodies.

Combating hunger is a top priority for this administration, and for me personally, and I want to express my sincere appreciation for the leadership you've shown on this important issue.

I called for a move away from reacting to food crises in an ad hoc fashion, toward making food security a priority in our development programs.

I can say to my colleagues, Governor Locke, is the right man for this job.

If we allow overfishing to continue, there will be no fishing left for them or for future generations, and it will completely end the fishing industry in so many communities.

There are incredible opportunities for U.S. technology, and U.S. jobs here at home.

Climate change, environmental protection knows no borders.

I think there is an enormous surge of public commitment, national service. We are going to pass a national service bill.

What do you think that the Department of Commerce should be doing in this effort?

What has changed that caused this spike?

Thank you, Senator Nelson.

These increases are not acceptable! We must improve our suicide prevention efforts to reverse the number of servicemembers taking their own lives.