"For me, I got interested in this when a little boy named Darnell Brown, who was 4 years old, swallowed a little charm... it was 100 percent lead."
"We know it is important to update this law. It has been 30 years, and think of how the world has changed and the products we are getting from other countries."
"As the mother of a child with asthma, this is a staggering statistic."
"Over the past 34 years Americans have been unknowingly exposed to over 80,000 industrial chemicals through our air, food and water."
"The Toxic Substances Control Act or TSCA--signed into law in 1976--was designed to safeguard the Nation's health. This statute has failed."
"DADT has been an imperfect but effective policy, and at this moment, when we're asking more of our military than at any time in recent memory, we should not repeal this law."
"Equal laws protecting equal rights . . . the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country."
"We firmly believe that this law which Congress passed to protect good order, discipline and morale in the unique environment of the Armed Forces deserves continued support."
"Whenever people are suffering around the world, Americans have always been compelled to do what we can to help."
"I urged President Obama to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals residing in our borders."
"I share this commitment to help the people of Haiti in the wake of this unspeakable tragedy."