Kay Hagan

I want to thank Secretary Vickers for your past service to our country; and, to Secretary Vickers and Dr. Rooney, thank you for your agreeing to be nominated to these positions and your willingness to serve.

We have to ensure that Afghanistan does not reemerge as a safe haven for al Qaeda and transnational terrorism.

I just want to publicly acknowledge Ms. Madelyn Creedon and express my heartfelt endorsement for her nomination.

We have to make it very clear to the Pakistanis. I know we are doing that.

It is a serious problem.

If these claims are founded, the failure to provide basic guarantees of safety to women... is a defining statement about the condition and the approach of our military.

This cooperative work with law enforcement is a logical extension of the effort of SOCOM and the combatant commands.

today, I am proud to reintroduce the Medication Therapy Management, MTM, Empowerment Act of 2011, with my colleagues from Minnesota, Senator Franken, from Ohio, Senator Brown, and from South Dakota, Senator Johnson. A recent analysis…

I think that Senator Hagan made a great point.

On a whole, young adults are typically very healthy individuals.

I, too, want to thank you for all the hard work you've put in to date, and for being here today.

I will say, in North Carolina we had put that in place earlier, although it is still like a pretty expensive policy.

I am honored to join my colleagues in honoring my mentor and dear friend, Senator Barbara Mikulski, on becoming the longest serving woman in the history of the Senate. For more than 24 trailblazing years, Senator Mikulski has been one of…

last weekend the Nation lost Dr. Helen Maynor Scheirbeck--a great civil rights leader and a passionate advocate for American Indian rights. Born in Lumberton, NC, as a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe, Dr. Scheirbeck's passing is a true…

today I rise in support of Senate ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Energy, and the entire uniformed leadership of our military believe it is in our national…

I am thrilled that after 11 months on the Executive Calendar, we are finally voting to confirm Judge Albert Diaz to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have spoken about Judge Diaz's qualifications a number of times here on the floor…

when the fiscal commission released its report on December 1, it started with the guiding principle on which all Americans can agree: We have a duty to make America better off tomorrow than it is today. But the picture is pretty bleak…

I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce to you North Carolina's Commissioner of Banks, Joseph A. Smith, Jr.

I am sure they also got a taste of Joe's self-deprecating sense of humor.

I am excited that, should he be confirmed, he will have the opportunity to serve as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

I just again want to say I thank you for the hard work that all of you have put into this.

I strongly urge the Senate to pass this legislation and send it to the President for signature before the end of the year.

The Commander in Chief has stated explicitly that he would like DADT repealed.

The best way to move forward is for the Senate of the United States to make it clear that this is the will of the Senate, therefore the will of the American people.

Since the implementation of DADT back in 1993, over 13,000 servicemembers have separated due to their sexual orientation.