Charles Q. Brown: “We all agree that providing veterans timely, quality healthcare in a safe environment is a focus of this Committee.”

I would argue that there isn't a group in this country that has done more to protect right whales than Maine's lobstermen and women.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve my country in a new way, as I testify before you in support of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the destruction of oil and gas and drilling.

By taking these courageous steps and others, we will be better prepared to meet one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century.

A shortage of affordable housing is not just a housing problem. It is an education problem. It is a health care problem. It is an economic growth problem.