The reason I think it is important--I was stunned with that number you said, 1 in 28 children.

We are coming along, we are narrowing down.

I also work across the political aisle. I worked with Senator Snowe on the Passenger Bill of Rights. I worked with the former Senator Smith on guns in the cockpit. I worked with Senator Ensign on afterschool, I worked with Senator Inhofe…

the Senator from Maine is right when she says we have to move to help this economy, and this bill is one of the answers. That is why it has such broad support. Republicans and Democrats across the country support this, Independent voters…

I have to say, of all the bills we have taken up, this is the most bipartisan. Let me read some of the groups that support this bill, even though the Senator from Maine doesn't like it. Let me tell you where you are. The U.S. Chamber of…

I have watched the Senator from Louisiana make a case for this bipartisan bill day after day, and I have heard her lay out why we should come together, Republicans and Democrats, to do something right for small businesses that create 62…

Of course. I just have one more question for my friend. We hear every Senator--Democratic, Republican, Independent--say the biggest issue before us, the biggest one is jobs--jobs, jobs, jobs. When my friend goes home, I know she has to…

As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, I have been to the Gulf and seen first-hand the environmental and economic impacts of the BP oil disaster.

I rise today to introduce the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010. I am pleased to be joined in this effort by my colleagues, Senators Merkley, Gillibrand, and Begich. Property Assessed Clean Energy or PACE programs allow homeowners and…

We are coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression... we have to focus on small businesses because they are the job creators.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. As Senator Coburn was talking about the need to balance the budget, I was remembering that I voted to do that. With the leadership of Bill Clinton and the Democrats, we not only balanced the budget but we…

the Senator from Vermont speaks in very clear words. When he says this debate is about whose side are you on, he could not be more on target. We have a situation where we know that when President Obama took office and the Democrats were…

The security of our Nation's ports is a major priority for me.

I strongly support the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including a strong and effective Volcker rule, which is found in section 619 of the legislation. I know the chairman recognizes, as we all do, the crucial…

on Monday evening I came to the floor and spoke from the heart about my friend Senator Robert Byrd. I wanted to take the opportunity to submit a more comprehensive statement about Senator Byrd and his legacy. As I looked at his empty desk…

I want to take a moment here to speak straight from the heart about Robert Byrd and my experience working with him. I think what distinguishes these two from others is their unbelievable, undying commitment to the people they represented…

I rise today in strong support of the comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010. I wish to particularly thank my colleagues on the Banking Committee for working to bring this conference report to the floor. I…

I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 2009-2010 National Basketball Association champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. In winning their 16th championship, and the 5th of this decade, the Lakers cemented their status as one of…

It is so important that we focus like a laser beam on Iran's reckless and dangerous refusal to cease Iranian enrichment in defiance of its own treaty obligations.

So, you think that China does understand the threat, but still, in all, they push for weaker sanctions, so why is that?

I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the memory of Dorothy Kamenshek who passed away on May 17 at her home in Palm Desert, CA. She was 84 years old. Dorothy Kamenshek was born in Norwood, OH, on December 21, 1925. Her gifts on the…

this is a very important debate. The Murkowski resolution we are considering today would overturn the endangerment finding developed by scientists and health experts in both the Bush and Obama administrations that too much carbon pollution…

These are the experts. These are the people we rely on when our children get sick. They don't take them, with all due respect, to Senator Boxer for a checkup or Senator Murkowski for a checkup. They go to the pediatrician. The…

I also wish to display the public health organizations that oppose the Murkowski resolution. We have to decide whom we want to listen to. Do we want to listen to big oil or politicians or do we want to listen to public health organizations…

Big oil supports the Murkowski resolution. That is a fact. They have sent a letter saying they support the Murkowski resolution. Why do you think they support the Murkowski resolution? The reason is, this resolution would repeal, overturn…