Gwen Graham

I do this for many, many reasons. To learn. To build relationships. And to be better informed on decisions I make in the future.

I’m ready to govern with him — stakes are too high in this state to do otherwise. The Florida we all love is slipping away.

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 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…

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…

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…

By the end of World War II, Ottumwa had a population of more than 30,000 people, which was a combination of a strong agricultural economy and a growing number of industrial plants, many of which provided parts for other industries, such as…

Does that mean the budget is even more out of balance in terms of providing services than the one the President submitted which would have had those increases in out-of-pocket costs?

I think that self-imposed standard that we have to do this in the next 2 weeks is unacceptable. This has to be done, yes, but it ought to be done when we have had an opportunity to view all the pieces and understand the implications of all…

No. Even if we provide adequate financing to assure that this level will be allocated, I think we are doing as we did 6 years ago with TEA-21, assuring that whoever is here in 2009 is going to be facing a transportation system that has…

Absolutely. I am privileged to serve on the Environment and Public Works Committee with our distinguished colleague from Nevada, and we both know the state of our water and sewer systems are even worse than our transportation system, in…

Yes, I have observed it. And I might say, it will be somewhat larger when the public transit section and the financing section are added. How far we have come. How far and disgraceful a path we have tread with this porkbarrel-laden piece…

Yes, for the first time, States will be able to share information through this integrated database system, providing law enforcement officers with the information they need to investigate threatened acts of terrorism or domestic crimes…

I can attest to the success the MATRIX program has had in our home State of Florida. Time is critical in preventing acts of terrorism. Our law enforcement officials in Florida tell me that, with the advantages of the MATRIX system, they…

I ask Senator Cochran and Senator Byrd are you aware of the Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange Program, or the MATRIX program, which is a powerful new tool used by our law enforcement officers to combat terrorism and domestic…

Medicare has served our seniors superbly. And where it has not, as in the area of prescription drugs, it has been because Congress has not allowed it to do so. I hope when this bill comes back from conference, it will be better but I doubt…

I would like to add to your comments and those of Senator Biden that we have talked mainly this evening about the humanitarian aspects of this issue. If I could bring it a little closer to home, in large part because of the health care…

We have more dismal news on the state of the economy in today's press; that the April sales in the United States declined .9 percent below those in March. This is what the chief economist of Wells Fargo had to say about this development…