We should not be reauthorizing statutes for the sake of reauthorizing, but asking ourselves what will change the paradigm.

If we focus on the children, if we build coalitions around the children, if we look at what the children need and listen to the children, in 20 years we will have done something that we haven't done for the last 150, and that is be…

Keystone has been described two ways down here, an energy bill and a jobs bill--economic development offering economic opportunity. I don't think there could be an amendment that is offered that would fit more both slots of the description…

I think I could make a pretty good argument that that tells me that the current sanctions need to be increased.

I thank the Senator. From the start, let me say that Senator Boxer and I are not on the same side on the principal bill. I have long been one of the staunchest supporters of the Keystone XL Pipeline bill. A lot of what we have heard today…

A divided Congress is not in the best interest of our national interest.

for those of us who are parents, we should want to make sure all of our children have the same opportunities as other children. This starts with a quality education, a safe and secure home, access to quality health care, and a community…

Back to the process. When you look at 6 years, we fought World War II and defeated the greatest evil known to mankind, Adolf Hitler, in 4 years, and we cannot site a pipeline in 6 years. The process is broken. The other issue that is…

I thank the Senator from North Dakota. I rise to join my colleagues on the other side who represent States that know a little bit about energy and certainly my colleague from North Dakota who has led this effort from the first day he…

I honor my friend and colleague from Louisiana, Senator Mary Landrieu, who is departing the Senate at the end of this year. Her career in public service began 34 years ago when she was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives…

I was struck by the last two great speakers, Senator Heinrich and Senator Tester, showing us amazing pictures of the beauty of the Western part of our wonderful country. I thought, well, those are really beautiful pictures--not quite as…

I rise today to honor my colleague from North Carolina, Senator Kay Hagan, who is departing from the Senate at the end of this year. Senator Hagan has been a strong voice for North Carolina's families, first during her decade in the North…