I just wanted to give any of you an opportunity to comment on things you might have heard that you either agree or disagree with.

It was such a powerful book, and it said so much about how we were treating the environment.

Does this mean that the European environmental regulators will have better information about exposures to their populations than we will have here in the U.S.?

We do not want to be experimenting with our young people, having them be guinea pigs in this experiment of putting more and more chemicals out into the environment.

Chairman Schumer started hearings this morning in the Rules Committee on the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. FEC. This Supreme Court decision completely changes the campaign finance landscape. Fifty years ago when my father…

Money can have a corrosive effect on the political process.

Last month's Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC was a victory for special interests at the expense of the average American.

I believe that a comprehensive overhaul of the campaign finance system is necessary in order to restore public faith in our elections.

Campaign finance reform is an issue you and I both care about deeply, and I know we share strong concerns about financing elections in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision.

The best long-term solution is a constitutional amendment that would prevent the Court from overturning sensible campaign finance regulations.

It is my hope that the high Court's disappointing decision will provide the push we need to put elections back in the hands of average Americans.

Now with this decision, already powerful corporations and unions will be able to further open their bank accounts, further drowning out the voices of everyday Americans in the political process.