In fact, I think statistics show more than a thousand children and their families are directly affected by this shutdown in Head Start alone. Seniors, in terms of nutritional assistance--I do not know whether my good friend and very…

What is needed, I think my colleague would agree, is an end to the shutdown, reopening government--not for the sake of reopening the government but to provide these vital services and assurance that the United States of America, the…

I thank my colleague from Connecticut for those eloquent and very powerful remarks, and I will take advantage of his presence here to perhaps engage in a colloquy, if he agrees to doing so, asking him, because he spoke so wonderfully about…

let me second the very powerful and eloquent remarks just made by my colleague from Rhode Island: that we must vote, we need to have a vote in the House of Representatives to give moderate Republicans the opportunity to put the Federal…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 1, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 1, 2013, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Housing Finance Reform: Fundamentals…

today is a day of enormous promise and needless tragedy. The promise is the beginning, another step forward, in America's progress toward providing all America with affordable health care. It is a welcome day because Americans can now…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 1, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

moments ago the House of Representatives adopted a rule which clearly indicates that it is set to adopt a resolution containing unrelated conditions that will forestall its approval by this Chamber. That is a tragic result which threatens…

I rise this evening to talk as well about the Affordable Care Act and perhaps cut through some of the rhetoric and talk a little about specific realities and the reason to preserve its funding, along with honoring our other commitments in…

Thank you very, very much for having this hearing and for your leadership, Senator Warner, in advancing this idea of an infrastructure financing authority.

I want to say how much I appreciate Sodexo's work for our military.

do you think this model is applicable to other infrastructure projects, such as rails, bridges, roads, and so forth?

I would offer the term 'transforming' as a better way to describe what has happened at those rest areas.

Appreciate all of you being here today.

And are you confident that, so far as the information on the fisheries are concerned, that the information you're receiving, either through the global sustainable seafood initiative or any other source, is accurate, or do you think there…

the state of Connecticut--I know from personal experience, because I insisted on this point----

Thank you for your leadership on marine and seafood sustainability in our Nation's waters and for conducting an important hearing on this matter.

the environmental risk, just so the Committee is fully informed, resulted from the contamination of the ground as a result of the previous gasoline----

first, let me commend the chief cosponsors of this bill, Senators Shaheen and Portman, for their perseverance and their great leadership on this issue. I am a wholehearted and passionate supporter of this cause and urge my colleagues to…

today I wish to recognize Blaise Messinger, Connecticut's 2013 Teacher of the Year. Every year the Connecticut State Department of Education selects one teacher for this prestigious title who then serves as an ambassador for education…

Thank you, Dr. McLaughlin.

I do not know anyone more dedicated to the rule of law than the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, Orrin Hatch.

Safety should not be an option.

I think it has been very important, and I really want to thank all of those here for their insights.