At a certain point, I've just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.

In the end, the values that I care most deeply about and she cares most deeply about is how we treat other people. We're both practicing Christians.

I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, you know, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth.

In essence, they are not too big to manage.

the ideas we will explore today have traction on both sides of the aisle.

it is vital we take the necessary steps sooner rather than later to end Government policies that support and encourage large, complex institutions.

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the United States and celebrate the tremendous contribution these Americans have made to our Nation. There are an estimated 17.3 million residents of Asian…

Madam President, I rise to address the motion to proceed we are currently debating. Essentially, this is a motion to proceed to a bill that would sustain the 3.4-percent interest rate on Stafford student loans. Earlier, we had a vote to…

Should they hold their deadline solid and get those rules implemented in July?

Let me pick up on what Mr. DeFazio was just talking about, Mr. Nicholson. Just in time delivery, I know very few businesses in my district that don't do just in time delivery.

Are either one of those concerns legitimate and something that you're attempting to address?

I want to go back to the USF, and its consequences, the alteration of the universal service funds

the waiver is necessary in the public interest to ensure that consumers continue to receive voice services.

I'm worried about how a company who's trying to make investment decisions...is going to have the certainty that they're not going to have a flash cut

Chairman Genachowski has once again said the Congress could solve this problem.

In my view, there are two steps to get our fiscal house in order, and the Congress must make some responsible decisions to rein in Government spending.

I'm worried that the waiver process is at least worded in your order that nearly almost no company would qualify for a waiver

Economic growth is central to both addressing our debt and providing our children with a bright future.