That's one of the reasons I voted for an energy bill in the Senate that was far from perfect, but doubled our use of alternative energy. We've got to develop it.

That's kind of a tricky question for me. You know, I've got colleagues in the senate who are doing just outstanding work, and they are well into their 70s.

We know that the choices we make in November and over the next few years will shape the next decade, if not the century.

You know from your own lives that we're not better off than we were eight years ago.

This is the choice we face in the months ahead.

I will put the full resources of the federal government and the full energy of the private sector behind a single, overarching goal.

We simply cannot pretend that we can drill our way out of this problem.

If we can seize this moment, we can open the door to a new economy for the 21st century.

Strengthening the Family and Medical Leave Act won't just benefit employers or workers, it will help put the American Dream within reach for hardworking families.

I'll also expand permissible reasons for taking time off to include addressing domestic violence and sexual assault.

Fifteen years ago today, working families everywhere achieved a victory when the Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect.