Watson Coleman: “They are confronted with all kinds of possible dangerous situations; but they show up, and their purpose is to keep us…”

during our travels back home to housing townhall forums during the course of this last year, we are all meeting more and more folks who are in very desperate straits, trying to keep their home. Minnesota ranks No. 2 in the number of…

I rise to speak about the rising cost of energy, at a time when Americans are suffering from gas prices that are seeing $4 a gallon and diesel fuel is higher than that. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 65 percent from where it was a…

I went to Lake Bronson in northwest Minnesota in 2005, and the room was filled with family farmers who were talking about disaster assistance. We look at the farm bill--and today we are at a time when commodity prices are high. Folks look…

today, along with my distinguished colleague from New Mexico, Senator Bingaman, I am introducing legislation to restore and enhance our Nation's competitiveness for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors, and…