Laura Richardson: “The chemical industry employs nearly a million Americans and accounts for nearly $600 billion of our Nation's GDP.”

I am deeply troubled, living in a port community where we bring 40 to 45 percent of the entire nation's cargo goes through my district.

It is an expression of our commitment to the American public, and a contract that we cannot deny.

We have an opportunity to leave this generation with a world-class high-speed rail system.

Today more than ever, America's fate is inextricably linked to events beyond our shores.