Mr. President, today I am introducing the Mortgage Modification Outreach Act. Despite some promising indicators in the housing market, many homeowners continue to face the threat of foreclosure. In my home state of Rhode Island, 22.6…

Mr. President, we know that public education lays the foundation for economic growth and the ongoing vitality of our democracy. We also know that there is more work to be done to improve our schools. To achieve this goal, we need to focus…

Mr. President, on February 25, 1812, by an act of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the Rhode Island Medical Society was chartered. In short order, physicians in the State adopted bylaws and elected officers, becoming the eighth State…

Mr. President, today I introduce the Family Self- Sufficiency Act. The Family Self Sufficiency, FSS, program is an existing employment and savings incentive initiative for families that have section 8 vouchers or live in public housing…

Madam President, first, let me express my disappointment that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle blocked consideration of vitally important cyber security legislation. The Secretary of Defense, when asked about a potential threat…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand in strong support of the proposed legislation before us this afternoon. The reason why is we have to stop with the rhetoric down here in Washington, D.C…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cyber Security

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in opposition to the substitute amendment that we're debating here, Mr. Speaker. The reason why is, it's clear the Democratic substitute amendment that we're discussing is a further expansion of…

Mr. President, today I congratulate Olivia Culpo of my own hometown, Cranston, RI, for being crowned Miss USA on June 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, NV. She is the first titleholder from our State. A native Rhode Islander, Olivia attended St. Mary…

I thank the gentleman, my former chairman on Judiciary, for yielding the time to me. I rise today in support of H.R. 4078, Mr. Chairman, and I am standing behind 2-weeks' worth of regulatory material produced in the Federal Register, which…

Mr. President, before I begin my remarks with respect to the current debate, let me pay tribute to Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the Capitol Police, and to all of the Capitol Police officers, men and women who…

Mr. President, today I am introducing, along with my colleagues from Rhode Island and Connecticut, Senators Whitehouse and Lieberman, legislation to authorize the National Park Service to study specific sections of the Beaver, Chipuxet…