It is important because of what has happened in this country and what has happened in my State of New Hampshire. Over the past 2 years, people in New Hampshire and across the country have suffered the consequences of Wall Street's gambles…

I find it unbelievable that after everything the people of the gulf region have endured, and that this entire country has witnessed for over 2 months now, that anyone is still standing with the oil company that caused this disaster instead…

Small businesses are the cornerstone of New Hampshire's economy, just as they are the cornerstone of the economies of so many of our States. Over 96 percent of employers in New Hampshire are small businesses with fewer than 500 employees…

today I rise to express my deepest sympathies to the family of Army PFC Barry Daniel Smith, who died on May 7 while stationed at Fort Hood, TX. He enlisted in the Army in October of 2009 and completed basic training and Multiple Launch…

I was pleased, Director Bromwich, to hear your announcement about setting up an independent investigative unit...

I wonder if you can tell me how we're dealing with American corporations who we hope and expect to comply with the sanctions resolution.

I rise today to join with my colleagues Senator Mark Udall and Chairman Jeff Bingaman of the Senate Energy Committee to introduce the Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010…

I don't understand. We are 58 days into this oilspill. Eleven lives have been lost. We have seen up to 97 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico that is already on the shores of the gulf. We have thousands of wildlife covered in oil…

I am pleased to join my colleagues, Senators Stabenow and Klobuchar, in supporting the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. However, before addressing the nomination of Elena Kagan, I wish to echo the…

We desperately need to reform our country's energy policies. Our reliance on fossil fuels means polluting our air, it results in an enormous transfer of wealth to other countries--$1 billion a day-- and it compromises our national…

I wish to talk today about some of the provisions that are in the legislation before us, provisions that will create jobs, grow small businesses, and help unemployed Americans who are still struggling to get back to work. Unfortunately, we…

I appreciate the efforts that you have taken and that you have talked about this morning to reform the culture of corruption that has existed within MMS.