I was proud to partner with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to hold a foreclosure prevention workshop.

Our involvement in Haiti pretty much parallels your leadership in USAID.

In closing, as I did with Secretary Clinton last week, I would like to express my appreciation to the men and women of USAID.

I believe that our international development assistance is a critical investment in America's national security.

By fighting hunger and disease, we fight the despair that can fuel violent extremism and conflict.

I have had misgivings about USAID's new Global Climate Change Initiative, which under this budget would receive $470 million.

By extending freedom, opportunity and dignity to people throughout the world, we express our core American values and demonstrate American leadership.

Transparency is important so that we can actually trace how the funds are being used.

My concern is that USAID is being asked to devote resources to a politically determined objective, rather than to maximizing development impact.

And please keep us informed on those initiatives. There is a great deal of interest.

I think it would be helpful for us if you could give us how we can evaluate progress made on Feed the Future.

today I come to the Senate floor to mark the fifth anniversary of Deamonte Driver's death. Deamonte was a 12- year-old who lived in Prince George's County, MD, only a few short miles from here. He died 5 years ago at the Children's…

The challenge, though, is that until that happens, the humanitarian disasters will only get worse.

I had the opportunity to listen to my colleague from Missouri as he talked about his amendment. I know he is very sincere in his efforts to protect the first amendment, and if that is what this amendment was about, he would have my…

I rise today to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star Spangled Banner,'' and to honor the memory of all Americans who came together in America's ``Second War of Independence,'' particularly those fallen heroes…

We watched what you were doing in Syria and I know the international community was also, and it was a bright moment, I think, for United States leadership.

Our demands on Hamas are the Quartet demands on Hamas which is, you know, Hamas, to be accepted as a responsible player, needs to accept the Quartet conditions of recognition of Israel, renunciation of violence, and adherence to all the…

You need international unity, and the Security Council is where we normally start that.

What can we do in leadership to minimize the sufferings that are taking place and will take place until the Assad regime is removed?

The Senator is absolutely correct. We need more jobs in America. I congratulate the Obama administration for turning our economy around. We have had 23 consecutive months of private sector job growth, but we don't have enough jobs yet. We…

First, let me express my disappointment that we are not here debating the surface transportation reauthorization bill. We had a bill that came out of the Environment and Public Works Committee and came out of several other of our…

I thank Senator Boxer. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I rise today to urge the Senate to confirm Judge George Levi Russell, III, of Maryland to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland. The nomination of Judge Russell was reported out of the Judiciary Committee on…

I appreciate that, because I think all three parts are important.

I like your clean water trust fund; I think that makes a good deal of sense for us to consider that.