I would hope the EPA would support a larger funding request for the Lake Champlain Geographic Program in 2016.

we must have the courage to act before it is too late and make historic investments in resilience to climate change.

The need has never been greater than what it is going to be in 2016.

Administrator McCarthy, thank you for taking on one of the most important and challenging jobs in the United States.

A lot of these efforts cost money. The EPA budget seems to be a more and more bare bones request each year.

For example, the grants to States for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund has been cut by $431 million.

I was optimistic about USAID Forward, and its focus on country ownership and eventually working yourselves out of a job.

I do not see where they have achieved anything. He does not either. That is why he started a hunger strike.

Mr. President, today I am particularly proud of my home State, as we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passage of Vermont's law guaranteeing marriage equality. Throughout history, Vermont has taken a leadership role in America's…

Mr. President, April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and it is an important reminder of the ongoing problem of sexual assault in our nation. The Violence Against Women Act, VAWA, which first passed in 1994, has had an…

the entire foreign operations budget is about 1 percent of Federal spending, and the world is rapidly changing.

There is the risk to young, unsuspecting Cuban cellphone users who had no idea this was a U.S. Government-funded activity.