Today, I rise in recognition of the Ohio Air National Guard, recently dispatched to Haiti to participate in the relief efforts after the devastating earthquake there. The 179th Airlift Wing of the National Guard was among the first units…

Today I rise in recognition of a fine businessman from Stark County, Ohio. His name is Rodney Napier. His service to the relief effort and helping those in Haiti who need long-term medical care as a result of the earthquake is a show of…

the American people have asked for common sense in their government, but all too often it is just not that common. You see, our friends on the other side have asked for simplicity, for substance, and for competition in the health care…

When President Barack Obama came to town, he brought hope and promise: hope that our best days were still ahead of us and that we would work together; promise that if we invested in our country and in our people, we could overcome any…

Today I rise in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the National Urban League, an organization dedicated to bettering the lives and protecting the rights of minority groups across our country. The National Urban League is the oldest…