It's extremely meaningful, the work that we do.

Although PTSD and TBI are widely recognized as signature wounds of our recent conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, we know that these conditions are more than just war injuries.

the EPA has a critical responsibility to protect the health of our families; whether it is working to ensure that our children in the Bronx can go outdoors in the summer without fear of an asthma attack, or that families in UpState New…

It is such a risk for them that they are dependent on these supply chains.

We cannot live isolated lives and not care about effects.

We have always believed that our democracy is strongest when we care about the least among us.

after another whole year, a very unfortunate milestone has once again arrived. Today is Equal Pay Day. This is the day in 2016 when the average working woman, after all last year and the first 3 months of this year, finally earns as much…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Equal Pay Day

We have hardened a lot of our bases so that we are energy independent.

the Quadrennial Defense Review classified global climate change as a threat multiplier.

I have a copy of Pope Francis' beautiful encyclical on climate change. Pope Francis reminds us the impacts of climate change are often most acutely felt by those who are most vulnerable and who do not have the resources to adapt.

I have the same problem in many places in my State. In the Bronx we have one of the highest asthma rates.

In several of the last Defense Authorizations, Congress has given the Department extended technology transfer authorities.

I wouldn't wait several years. If 11 percent is degraded and you didn't expect to find degradation, it means your expectations are wrong.

Their technical evaluation concerning Unit 2 was flawed, so I would be highly concerned that their technical evaluation concerning Unit 3 is also flawed.

So if you find that degradation was higher than you expected, will you then go back and challenge other assumptions you made in the review for relicensing?

That is highly alarming to me, given that it is just 50 miles from 8 million people.

I would like a written response to these questions, specifically whether you think 10 percent degradation of bolts is a safety issue.

I think it is very unwise and I think it is unsafe.

Well, I would like aggressive oversight here.

I wish to request that, for the second year in a row, the U.S. Government officially recognize the last week in March as Black Women's History Week. During the week of March 28, 2016, as part of Women's History Month and in honor of the…

When Turing Pharmaceuticals was establishing its pricing plan for the drug Daraprim, you raised concerns internally about the proposed price increase.

I share the concerns of many of my constituents who do not want to see the environmental quality of the Sound negatively impacted by the project.

we find ourselves now coming up on yet another hurricane season where large numbers of my constituents are left unprotected.

I was disappointed by the Corps' refusal of New York State's request to extend the comment period to allow additional analysis by the State and other stakeholders.