I want to take a moment to recognize our Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives who last week cast the 50th vote in their effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act--their 50th. I know it is a tradition to give gold in…

I just want to make sure we stay focused on that, and if we do see the costs are not being met, that we are aware of that situation sooner, not later.

I am very concerned about that, especially because the budget request proposes reducing funding for State veterans homes grants.

I have said time and again that as a country we are best when good people are willing to give of themselves in service to others.

I am very, very concerned about the budget request reduction for funding of TBI-specific health care and research.

I think that as members of Congress we need to know what the need is, and then we need to figure out how to fund it rather than just being told everything is OK.

This is fundamentally unacceptable. I know you share my commitment to ensuring anyone in Federal custody is treated with the dignity and respect every human being deserves.

Overall, senior management is very aware of the budget shortfall and is taking actions to limit the deficit.

We have a 2-year budget agreement in place, and we have taken the possibility of another fiscal crisis off the table through 2015.

Since August of 2010, we have put in place $3.3 trillion in deficit reduction.

We need to do everything we can to get more people back on the job and build a foundation for broad-based economic growth now and in the future.

I think we all have this thought that when the war is over we do not have to worry about spending care on veterans anymore, but the exact opposite is true.

If you work full-time, you shouldn't be poor.

To find out whether my Republican colleagues are really prepared to tell 1 in 4 working women in America that $7.

We are here today to discuss a basic issue of fairness and equity.

This is deeply concerning to me.

Thank you for all the important work you are doing to boost our economy and strengthen our middle class.

We have more than 1,000 veterans who need care.

as a member of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, I am very proud to join with all of our colleagues to talk about an action which is needed. Climate change is real. We have seen it in the overwhelming scientific evidence which is…

We know the jobs we can create with new economic opportunities of climate change will help bring us out of the budget deficits we face. I congratulate all of our colleagues who are here tonight to talk, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING…

on Tuesday I came to the floor to talk about one issue that we are rarely divided on in this building; that is, our duty to keep the promises we have made to provide not only care but opportunity to all those who have honorably served in…

I come to the floor this afternoon to take some time to talk about a law this Chamber passed in 2009. I wish to talk a little bit about what it means to serve in this body, what our responsibilities are, and why our constituents sent us…

I thank you, Madam President. And I thank the chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee for putting together this very good piece of legislation we are about to consider. It is no secret that in our Nation's Capital we are sharply divided…

I expressed great concern about how waiver implementation may erode protections for our most vulnerable students.

What does blocking a minimum wage increase say about their priorities when it comes to American women?