His voice has sadly been stilled; but let us celebrate the fact that his impact will live in our world.

Israel is one of our strongest allies. We have committed to that country, we doubled the money in the last three years.

why are you cutting, or recommending, that we cut the missile defense money for Israel from $120 million to $106 million.

In my view, the existing Clean Water Act has served this Nation well in meeting its water quality and water infrastructure concerns.

On February 27, 2012, I missed the one rollcall vote of the day. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 73, on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 347-- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds…

health care reform was entitlement reform. Not only was it good for the Medicare program and saving money, but it also reduced costs for beneficiaries.

I am pleased that today, I am witnessing a glimmer of hope that bi-partisanship based around enacting job creating legislation and helping the middle class is possible. This is something that has been sorely missed throughout the 112th…

What help does the taxpayer get if somebody can't meet the nut and then has to get out of his house, bring down the whole neighborhood?

I would like to address the $25 billion agreement amongst the 49 State attorneys general and the five largest mortgage lenders.

I don't really see anything tangible in this budget that addresses the deepest problem going on in America.

Wouldn't you agree that the Republican decision to reduce the Section 199 deduction for manufacturers is contrary to what you are attempting to do with this budget?

I hope we work very closely, Mr. Secretary, and I agree with Mr. Reed's opening remarks about what direction we should be going in.