Gwen Graham

As a former Member of Congress, I can tell you, the Department recognizes the critical importance of Congressional oversight to our functioning democracy.

There is nothing that I could be prouder than to be able, in some of my last days, to be here advocating on behalf of HBCUs.

We really, really need to get to these kids earlier. We need to get books in their hands earlier, we need to be working with families younger.

I am going to submit for the Record a fuller statement, but in deference to the limited time we have, I have a few brief comments on what I consider to be one of the most important enactments of my 18 years in the Senate. This is an…

my 18-year tenure in the Senate has capped an extremely satisfying personal experience with great rewards and gratification of public service. These have been some of the most significant influences on my life. The greatest influence, of…

I wish to commend Senator John Breaux and his staff for their excellent work on the Elder Justice Act. They have worked long and hard on this legislation, and I share their strong desire to see it pass the Senate this year. I would like to…

I first thank my friend from Minnesota for his very kind remarks and for the tenacity with which he oversees, supports, and advocates for the education of the children of his State. I admire his priorities. I wish I could say the same…

Absolutely. In fact, in addition to all the systemic problems I cited, in the last few months Haiti has been hit with two dramatic climate-based tragedies. Earlier in the year on the east side of the country there were massive floods that…

we are now in a serious quandary and a quagmire in some part due to the fact this institution, and our counterpart across the Hall, has difficulty in effective collaboration. With that said, I want to talk about what I think is really one…

I say to the Senator, of all the exports that come in to Haiti, the vast majority come from the United States of America, including most of their food. Therefore, if the purchasing power of the Haitian people is even minimally increased…

It is vital that we pause to remember Veterans Day, which was observed by this Nation last week. While our brave troops are protecting our freedom around the world, it is especially important that we honor those who have served before…

I am honored to have served 10 years on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, including the opportunity to serve 18 months as its chairman. Today, I will make some comments on the general context of congressional reform in support…

I rise today to speak on what I consider to be one of the most important areas of intelligence reform, and then I will offer an amendment to help advance that position. Over the last several weeks, I have been making a series of statements…

I will be using some of the material from that book in my comments this afternoon as I rise to speak in favor of the amendment which addresses our Government's dangerous tendency toward excessive secrets. From the very beginning of our…

this is the fourth floor statement I have made on the subject of intelligence reform. I have spoken previously about the history of our intelligence community, how did we get to where we are today. I have talked about the failures of the…

by now everyone is well aware of the destruction Florida has endured over the past 45 days. First, Tropical Storm Bonnie struck the panhandle. Then Hurricane Charley crashed into Florida's west coast. That was followed by Hurricane…

nurses are an invaluable resource for the VA health care system, as well as for health care systems the world over. As such, VA has established nurse-managed primary care clinics at many of its medical centers. These clinics are run by…

on Saturday the Nation paused to observe the third anniversary of the horrible tragedy of September 11, 2001. In the first hours and weeks after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Nation was shocked by what had been…

The declassified version was released to the public on July 24, 2003. I filed legislation, S. 1520, September 11, the Memorial Intelligence Reform Act, to implement those recommendations 1 week later on July 31, 2003. Each of these panels…

Mr. President, this is a propitious moment. At exactly 8:46 tomorrow--Saturday--morning, we will observe the third anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. That moment changed…

All we have are tears and a resolve to find the answers because we continue to look into the eyes of our young children who ask us why. We have an obligation as parents and as a nation to provide these innocent children with answers as to…

the death last week of President Ronald Reagan has focused our attention on the ravages that Alzheimer's inflicts not only on the person with the disease, but the entire family. Alzheimer's disease currently affects 4.5 million Americans…

later today, the body of President Ronald Reagan will be brought into this Capitol so that all Americans can pay their final respects. Much has been said, much has been written about our 40th President and the impact he had on our Nation…

I call upon this Congress to act and to act this year to pass this important legislation, and to remove from the rolls of the uninsured for health coverage Americans, at least those most fragile and vulnerable, those we love the most, our…