as I travel my State, I have held close to 100 roundtables of 15, 20 people gathered together as a cross section of the community in some 65 or 70 Ohio counties. I hear more and more people talking about how difficult it is for…

70 years ago today President Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law. After two decades of devastating Supreme Court opposition, a Supreme Court in those days with a similar bias against workers that our Supreme Court has…

When you think about what happened to the GI bill, it was not only providing opportunity individually to millions of men and women who served, and in that sense a payment they earned; it also created a huge, unprecedented, and unsurpassed…

I am pleased the Senate has turned to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, which in large part was the responsibility of three of my colleagues, Senator Dodd, Senator Reed from Rhode Island, and Senator Shelby, which will provide much…

On June 22, 1944, President Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act into law. I come to the floor today to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the passage of this profoundly important bill, better known as the GI bill of rights…

the apologists for the oil industry tell us a lot of things in the Chamber. I hear people in the White House, I hear elected officials, I hear people who have been particularly friendly to the oil industry, campaign contributions…

today the administration is concluding its much-heralded fourth session of the strategic economic dialog with officials from the Chinese Government. Obviously, there have been three of these previous to this, when Secretary Paulson…

the goal of trade policy is to lift up workers at home and abroad. Americans support trade, plenty of it, but trade that allows small businesses and manufacturers to thrive. Wrong-headed trade pacts following the failed NAFTA model have…

this morning we had two more opportunities to address rising gas prices and do something immediately as the price of gas per gallon goes over $4 in Steubenville and almost $4 in Dayton and even higher in some places in my State and in the…

I rise to address an environmental issue, an economic issue, and a moral issue. Future generations will look back on global warming as the defining issue of our time. Our children, their children, and their children will look back on this…

the goal of our trade policy should be to promote fair competition and lift up workers at home and abroad. Americans support trade that allows responsible businesses to thrive, fueling good-paying jobs and a strong, resilient economy. But…

the Chinese people have endured an unspeakable tragedy, as we know, with the loss of tens of thousands in a major earthquake. Those numbers continue to grow. On the radio this morning, I heard it looks like more than 50,000 Chinese people…

I echo the words of my friend, Senator Enzi from Wyoming, about Senator Kennedy. I have had the honor for only 15 months now to serve on his and Senator Enzi's HELP Committee. Even more important than Senator Enzi points out and even more…

both the international community and experts from across our country have come to a definite consensus. Climate change is not a theory. It is a reality. We may not like it, but we have to confront it. Rising temperatures, melting icecaps…

May is National Mental Health Month. This proud tradition was started over 50 years ago. Each May, the mental health community comes together to raise awareness about mental health disorders and to celebrate recovery. The last 50 years…

economic anxiety is pervasive among the middle class in my State of Ohio and throughout our great country, and there is good reason for that. The average duration of unemployment-- 17.5 weeks--is longer than at the start of the two…

Tomorrow we celebrate Armed Forces Day. Communities across my State, from Van Wert to St. Clairsville, from Sandusky to Ironton, will pause to honor the service and sacrifice of the men and women in all branches of the military service as…

in a little more than 2 hours, I will join members of the United States and Colombian labor organizations at a news conference speaking out against human rights abuses in Colombia, speaking out against the pending free-trade agreement that…

In my State in Ohio, I have watched for 25 years what has happened with public employee collective bargaining. It has made the State better. At the beginning of my comments, I talked about Ohio, I believe, has the best police, fire, and…

I thank Senator Kennedy again for his comments. Look at what happened in this country over the last decades, as we set up a system of collective bargaining for private employees. This body had no interest in telling GM and the UAW how to…

I have to tell you Ohio, partly because of that legislation, has the best public safety forces in the United States of America, the best police officers, the best firefighters, and the best EMS professionals. I may be biased about that…

yesterday, at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, our State capital, I announced legislation to eliminate needless barriers to cancer research. I was joined by Dr. William Carson, by Dr. James Thomas, by…

I can't quite believe what I just heard. Because Democrats in 2006 said we need a different energy policy than the White House, a President and Vice President who both come out of the oil industry, both top energy executives, where much of…

energy independence is no longer an option for our Nation. It is an imperative. The clock is ticking. If we do not break the ties, our children and grandchildren will have to clean up our mess. It is not too late. Today I introduced…

this week is the sixth annual Cover the Uninsured Week. Community organizations and foundations around the country will be hosting events to highlight the need for health reform. Across the Nation, we all know this: 47 million people lack…