Well, we believe that we are close to zero, since the loss of production in Puerto Rico led to a commensurate loss of jobs there.

That is pretty outrageous, and it is unsustainable.

I cannot believe we have come to the floor of the Senate at a time of economic hardship and recovery for millions of families, a time where jobs are scarce, the need for a skilled workforce is critical, and student loans are about to…

I appreciate your responses.

As I have said many times, we need to fix the housing market now to get the broader economy moving again and creating jobs.

the following statement is from Senator Birch Bayh in honor of the 40th anniversary of Congressional passage of the Equal Rights Amendment: Recent events have seen an assault on those who provide health care services to women and we have…

I wish to salute the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee for the incredible work he has done to bring us to this moment. I held a roundtable in New Jersey with about 35 organizations that deal with the challenge of violence…

Well, that is not acceptable. It is unacceptable at any given time. It is certainly unacceptable in these times.

It includes the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, authorizing legislation for which I have introduced in the Senate, that will provide grants to transform blighted neighborhoods and build upon the successes of HOPE VI while ushering in a…

We rarely get 60 votes around here these days, and at a time in which that is a rarity, that is exactly what we achieved in the Senate on preserving the higher loan limits at a particularly still challenging time for the housing market.

I have personally written four letters to Senate appropriators signed by dozens of my colleagues expressing my priorities for programs at HUD that deserve funding.

Well, thank you, and we will look forward to working with you as well, the refining it.