Sustained income inequality threatens to disenfranchise the many who are not sharing in these economic gains.

The work that you are being asked to do, should you be confirmed, is of vital importance to the U.S. Government.

The President proclaimed in June 2011 the recognition of the rights of individuals of people who are gay and lesbian.

And the fact that President Funes signed Decree 56, which prohibited all forms of discrimination by the Government of El Salvador on the grounds of sexual orientation or identity, was that a motivating factor for you as well?

Mr. President, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall vote No. 82, a vote on the motion to table the Paul amendment No. 363 related to firearm records. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' to the motion to table the amendment…

Madam President, I rise with deep concern about what the proposed Republican budget does--in real terms--to real families in this country. I am deeply concerned that my colleagues on the other side--in their ideological haze--seem to have…

We are certainly committed to applying U.S. law, and our view of Hamas has not changed. It is a foreign terrorist organization and we do not engage with Hamas.

Is it your understanding that if, in fact, we have an unreformed Hamas, that U.S. law calls for the suspension of those funds to a Palestinian Authority that includes Hamas?

I have been one of those who have been pressing really hard about our sanctions regime on Iran.

We literally cannot afford any more delay.

Transit is part of the solution for a number of interconnected challenges.