Remember, the elements in the health care reform, when you unwind them, virtually without exception, have their roots in a bipartisan consensus of what needs to happen to make our health care system more efficient. Many of these pilot…

For many, tomorrow is just an ordinary Thursday, like any other day. But for hundreds of millions of people who lack access to clean water and billions who lack access to adequate sanitation, this ordinary Thursday is part of the daily…

Everywhere you go in America, education is a hot-button issue. Everyone has opinions about what should be emphasized, changed, adjusted, where we should spend more, where we should spend it differently. This is a reflection that Americans…

Recently, there has been a series of very powerful articles in the popular press about what we call ``end of life.'' The most recent was by Dr. Ken Murray in The Wall Street Journal last week, entitled, ``Why Doctors Die Differently.''…

Thank you, Mr. Levin. I appreciate the fact that our chairman, Mr. Camp, and our ranking member, Mr. Levin, are here today advancing H.R. 4105. We are not going to unring the bell. The Chinese Government is an important part of the world…

Today we mourn the loss of a colleague and friend. Newark lost its champion. Africa lost its informal ambassador, as Donald Payne exercised tremendous leadership and influence as a senior member and chair of the African Subcommittee. But…

Yesterday, Senator Olympia Snowe announced that she wouldn't run for reelection--not that she couldn't win, but that she didn't want to, not in this environment. This storied representative will be a loss to the institution here. But it…

Well, it is one of the very real problems we are facing in terms of building it in America. We are in the process of constructing a wind energy in the United States. It's been remarkably successful over the course of the last 20 years…

At the same time, this is low carbon. This is not adding to our greenhouse gas effect. It's not something that is being exported overseas, giving money to people who don't like us very much. At the same time, it is building this…

The damage that you mentioned earlier in terms of the roads that are in need of critical repair, the cost to the American motorists in terms of the damage to car suspension systems and tires, that wear and tear wears out cars more rapidly…

It's interesting listening to the fantasy Republican talking points. The fact is we are now drilling more oil in the United States than ever before. The inconvenient facts get in the way of political talking points. But what is not a…

Thank you. I deeply appreciate your courtesy in permitting me to speak, and I appreciate your leadership in focusing on the need to rebuild and renew this country, putting Americans back to work, being able to not just revitalize our…