It is time we take a smarter approach to our nuclear weapons strategy. I rise today to offer a reasonable amendment that ensures that taxpayer dollars are not wasted on a weapon that the Pentagon is not even sure we will have the…

The NNSA has a tough enough job as it is developing nuclear weapons and handling and restoring the weapons that we already have. We have to make choices here. This is a weapon that won't be needed until 2030, if it is needed at all. They…

A wise Supreme Court justice said that sunshine is the best disinfectant. It doesn't hurt us to be duplicative. I think it helps us at a time when trust in Congress is at an all-time low to be as open and accountable as possibly we can.

The debate about our Nation's energy policy is happening here in Congress and around the country. We are debating the merits of natural gas extraction, with many of us arguing for much stronger regulations to prevent the contamination of…

It is my great pleasure to rise today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month because this year my friends in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community have more to celebrate than ever. America was founded on the principle that we…

For generations, this country's infrastructure served as the backbone for our economic success. We dreamed big, we built bigger, and our economy flourished; but today our infrastructure is crumbling, and the growth of our economy is slow…

At a time when Congress should be working together to make long-term investments in our crumbling infrastructure, today's T-HUD bill compromises our ability to meet the transportation needs of our local communities. This bill significantly…

A famous storyteller Mark Twain once said, ``Never let the truth get in the way of a good story,'' and proponents of the Keystone pipeline are following that advice very well. Supporters are painting an awfully rosy picture of Keystone's…

The other aspects of transparency, you have a lot of data on the central Web site now and you have made extraordinary efforts making this all accessible.

I think that should be something that is, you know, it is publicly posted on many of the agencies' Web sites, but we need to think through if there can be further standardization.

I think I am correct that every member of this subcommittee voted for the JOBS Act.

In my district and obviously in the country there have been incidents that bring about the need for the implementation of positive train control as quickly as possible.