Creating jobs is the top priority for Congress and for our country.

We need to redouble our efforts to create jobs.

I have introduced an employer tax credit.

As the mother of a child with asthma, this is a staggering statistic.

The Toxic Substances Control Act or TSCA--signed into law in 1976--was designed to safeguard the Nation's health. This statute has failed.

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.

Over the past 34 years Americans have been unknowingly exposed to over 80,000 industrial chemicals through our air, food and water.

I want to address a wide range of issues on chemical safety and work toward enacting legislation that improves regulatory authority and increases the public's access to information on the toxicity of the chemicals that pervade our daily…

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.

I rise in support of the nomination of Patricia Smith for Solicitor of the Department of Labor. Commissioner Smith is a dynamic and effective leader with over 30 years of experience in labor law, and I am very proud to support her…

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.

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.

Whenever people are suffering around the world, Americans have always been compelled to do what we can to help.

I share this commitment to help the people of Haiti in the wake of this unspeakable tragedy.

I urged President Obama to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals residing in our borders.

I rise today to speak against the proposed amendment from the Senator from Alaska. This resolution of disapproval goes against good public health policy and poses a serious threat to my constituents in New York--and all…

I want to be sure that we're evaluating all the areas and properly allocating resources across the globe today to respond to tomorrow's threats.

How do you directly counteract radicalization, whether it's through schools or training in Yemen?

As Secretary Clinton has said, so long as hundreds of millions of young people see no hope for improving their lives, we cannot put a stop to terrorism or defeat ideologies of violence and extremism.

It's critical that we confront and prevent future Yemen-based terror attempts.

The findings of this report and other information has come to light in recent months demonstrates how enormously complicated the terrorist threat is.

We need to intensify our own strategic communications in Yemen and look at combating violent extremism more effectively.

It's extremely beneficial that you've made your time available to us today, and this will just continue our conversation.

While I am reluctant to send another 30,000 troops into Afghanistan and spend billions at a time when we have so many domestic priorities, I recognize that U.S. national security is at stake and the President pledged to keep our military…