We must find better and safer ways to store nuclear waste to ensure that a disaster like the one that took place in Japan never happens here.

I appreciate you being here.

I rise in support of this amendment because when Congress proposes to cut the Food Stamp Program, it is not nameless, faceless people looking for a handout who suffer. It is children. It is veterans. It is Active-Duty servicemembers. It is…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike a reduction in the supplemental nutrition assistance…

I call up my amendment No. 931 for a vote at a time to be determined by the manager of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mrs. Gillibrand], for…

building a family is an exciting milestone in the lives of millions of American families. Unfortunately, the road towards conceiving a child is often difficult and painful for the nearly 7 million Americans diagnosed with the disease of…

I agree completely with my colleagues' interpretation of section 3004 and for the necessity of the section in question. When we added the provision in the Sandy relief bill for a $20 million comprehensive study to address flood risks on…

I rise to urge my colleagues to support a bipartisan amendment I worked on with Senator Wicker to make our communities more resilient in an era of extreme weather that we live in. No corner of America is being spared: blazing wildfires in…

It is an honor for me to join you today to introduce Fred Hochberg for a second term as the President and Chair of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

The confidence President Obama and Secretary Kerry have placed in her to represent the United States in Japan and advance relations with a key U.S. ally in the Asia-Pacific region is well earned.

This relationship has stood for decades and is a cornerstone in our efforts to bolster stability and security throughout the region.

Under Fred's leadership, the Export-Import Bank is doing tremendous work to strengthen our economy and help businesses across the country.

I am deeply honored to stand here today in support of Analisa Torres's nomination to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. I also want to thank President Obama for acting on my recommendation and…

I rise to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join a strong bipartisan coalition which is taking real action to end senseless, deadly gun violence. This includes truly commonsense reforms which have nothing to do with…

There is a reason why people are not reporting.

We, in the last NDAA, asked for a study, particularly about hazing.

There is often a stigma associated with seeking mental health services.

We are obviously still seeing a very high number of suicides by our servicemembers from those both returning from war and those who have never been deployed.

The subcommittee's work has greatly enhanced care and support for our wounded warriors and significantly improved military pay.

I am extremely grateful to all of you.

I do not believe 2,400 sexual assaults and rapes every year is good order and discipline.

I would like you to make sure when you say everything is on the table that you really mean it.

We want to ensure family support programs are authorized, funded, and implemented at the level needed to maintain the readiness of servicemembers and their families.

The strength of our military not only resides in the outstanding capabilities of our service men and women, but also in the technological edge that they hold on the battlefield.

I have enormous respect for the men and women who serve in the military, and that is why I am absolutely committed to ending violent crime, sexual assault, and rape among those in uniform.