I rise today in favor of this resolution to recognize the importance of the National Veterans Wheelchair games which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, starting August 1. This resolution recognizes the great contributions that this event…

Publically held federal debt increased from 33 percent of GDP in 2001 to 62 percent of GDP in 2010.

The absence of steady, responsible fiscal stewardship over the past decade has gotten us into a deep financial hole.

That's no way for the United States to operate.

It is clear that the lack of enough good paying jobs is the most pressing issue confronting our economy.

I rise today to speak about legislation I have introduced, the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, or Campus SaVE Act, and to urge my colleagues to support this bill. I want to start by sharing some deeply disturbing statistics with…

I think most security experts, I guess, would say that's where they're strongest or at least seem to have the strongest foundation in place.

I think we can do more to help Yemenis collect water and reintroduce traditional methods of irrigation, et cetera.

And where the United States and the international community can be most helpful is help to prepare for that eventuality, help train voter registers, help reform voter rolls, all these things that will need to happen, because the GCC and…

The United States has strongly urged and publicly called for the Yemeni Government to investigate and prosecute all acts of violence against protesters.

Well, I think we're ready to wrap up, but anything that either of our witnesses would want to say for the record...

I believe we should be sending a very clear message to the people of Yemen that we're focused on their concerns as well.

I think we have a very immediate, near-term look at this problem. And this is going to take years to deal with.

Sir, obviously, a lot of this hinges upon what President Saleh's going to do, whether he comes back or not.

But at the same time, no one wants to see al-Qaeda have a successful attack.

I would like to see elections. I'd like to see a transition.

We believe that political dialogue is essential to unravel this set of knots that the Yemeni political process finds itself in.

Doctor, anything on the security front, with regard to AQAP or al-Qaeda generally?

We remember that moment very poignantly, when you were expressing both the frustration and anger of our citizens, but also the resolve that came in the aftermath of that attack.

I thank the committee and, in particular, Senator Harkin, for your tireless leadership in continually pushing our community forward.

His life has been a life of service, service to our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, service to our country.

There are moments in the life of a public official where his or her constituents focus, and I think in a very intensive way, on that person's leadership and their commitment to public service.

H.R. 1366, my National Manufacturing Strategy Act, would require government and private sector stakeholders to assess the current state of American manufacturing.

Americans need jobs. This fact was emphasized once again last Friday with the release of the June unemployment numbers.

Manufacturing in all its forms is critical for America's economic future and for our national defense.