It is time for Congress to act in this public health crisis to encourage state adoption of comprehensive GDL laws.

I rise today to speak on behalf of the women of America to recognize, honor, and celebrate the 90th anniversary of their voting rights on August 26, 2010--Women's Equality Day. I know my colleagues join me, in acknowledging the tremendous…

today, I am pleased to join Senator Robert Casey and eight of my colleagues in introducing the Safe Schools Improvement Act. This important legislation will help to address a crisis going on in our schools--the bullying and harassment of…

One hundred and seven days since the BP Deepwater Horizon platform exploded, killing 11 rig workers, nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant have been used in the Gulf of Mexico.

If it is included in the TPP, it is my worry that all the benefits of that trade relationship would accrue to New Zealand's dairy industry and that it would be very devastating to the U.S. dairy industry and New York's markets.

I am so proud to stand in support of Solicitor General Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. With his decision, President Obama has chosen an individual of the highest caliber, a women with an enormous history of achievement, a…

I am a proud co-sponsor of Senator Lautenberg's Safe Dispersants Act which would require more rigorous testing before using dispersants in the future.

I would like to turn our attention to the dairy industry and in particular our relationship with China.

As we seek to understand and document the damage that's been done to the Gulf, it is critical that the impacts of dispersants and dispersed oil are front and center.

Senator Gillibrand and I have introduced a bill, the Senior Financial Empowerment Act, S. 3494, that would require the FTC to partner with the FBI to disseminate information about mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors…

I would like to thank Senator Gillibrand for her efforts in addressing the milk price crisis that all dairy farmers have endured in the last 18 months.

I really want to associate my comments with some of those of Senator Thune, who also talked a little bit about this issue.

I would urge you to do so, particularly because we have so many opportunities for energy production in New York State.

What I would like to focus a little bit of time on is the biomass definition contained in the Energy Investment and Security Act of 2007 and the amount of confusion that it is creating because it does not really comport with the definition…

I know Senator Gillibrand will be talking to you about that.

I would like to thank my Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for affording this opportunity to address you today.

On 9/11, terrorists, determined to kill thousands of innocent people, showed us human nature at its very worst.

The horrific damage of 9/11 did not end when the buildings came down.

Thanks to Senator Gillibrand we have a new champion in Washington who does see that we should not be abandoned by our own government and that we should have access to health care for our WTC-related illnesses.

I would like to thank this committee and the members of the Senate who have shown their continuing and extraordinary support for our patients and our program.

9/11 victims deserve better.

This is a tragedy and our failure as a nation to confront it is an outrage.

I hope we can all agree that we as a nation have an undeniable moral obligation to provide treatment for individuals who are sick and dying because of the terror attacks at Ground Zero.

It's about keeping faith with those directly impacted by the 9/11 attacks, and meeting their needs.

These people did not hesitate to help when they were needed, and stayed to show the world that they believed in our country and the future of our way of life.