I think--funding is one big obstacle, for sure, when you have the kind of fiscal situation we have.

We've gotten strong partnerships from the business community, working with Governor Rendell and his team.

we are very grateful for your commitment in seeking a solution to the funding problems that confront a number of multiemployer pension funds.

I am grateful for this opportunity to speak about health care. I commend our chairman, Senator Baucus, for his great leadership in the Finance Committee and on so many other important issues we have been wrestling with with regard to…

Basically, many Americans have heard these stories and experienced the pain of these health insurance premium increases. But I am going to read quick portions of it: Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raised rates for Californians with…

Almost two decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia maintain more than 90 percent--90 percent--of the world's total stockpile of 23,000 nuclear weapons. Each of these weapons has the capacity to destroy a city…

I think it is important to put this issue into the context of real people. We have a lot of discussions in the Senate and throughout Washington on process and procedure and numbers and all that, and that is important and relevant, but at…

If you are a small business owner in Pennsylvania, this survey shows, you are worried about two things: the recession--no question about that having an adverse impact; that is why the recovery bill and jobs bill are so important to these…

I rise today to commemorate Nowruz, the traditional Iranian New Year, which begins with the arrival of spring on the Vernal Equinox. More than 1 million Iranian Americans in the United States as well as millions of Iranians and others…

I rise this morning to raise questions about why the Republicans in the Senate are holding up a number of nominations. I have a specific example of what this kind of obstruction leads to. It is with regard to a circuit court nomination, in…

He is superbly qualified, he is outstanding, he is brilliant, he is objective and he is tireless.

It is incumbent upon them on their signature on the treaty for them to cooperate fully with the IAEA.

Not cooperating actually raises more questions, and therefore, the Syrians have an interest in terms of their own credibility.

I rise this afternoon to talk about the recession, unemployment, job loss--all of those related topics--and in a very particular way to focus on the trauma, the suffering that a lot of Pennsylvanians and a lot of Americans are living…

I was noting, Mr. President, in your annual report that two, two among many, numbers jumped out at me: reducing malnutrition among more than 42 million children and providing access to safe drinking water for 3 million people in Asia, just…

I think it is entirely appropriate to begin with a focus on the importance of education to the long-term economic health of the United States.

By emphasizing early education through measures such as the Prepare All Kids Act which I have introduced, we will ensure that our children are ready to learn and increase their chances for success in grades K-12.

As we move forward to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, there are a few areas I believe we must address if we are to use education as the great equalizer of opportunity and a tool to enhance U.S. competitiveness in…

726,000 in February of 2009.

the phrase used earlier, 'little changed,' is encouraging.

With regard to African American unemployment, that rate is 15.8?

I think the record is clear not only from your testimony but from other data we have been seeing more recently.

There are too many people sitting at home, six or even twelve months unemployed, with a house worth 20 percent less than the note on it, and they need more than a watered down Jobs bill.

We went from a negative GDP to a positive Gross Domestic Product of 5.9 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

In my opinion, that's good news. Something to be positive about.