I've seen how medals awarded in combat can help tell a child the story of a lost parent or grandparent. These medals can say that these men and women gave their lives in service to their neighbors and to their nation -- and that this nation is a grateful one, ... Today, we say on behalf of every American, thank you. |
If Congress is aware of the problems facing poor people in America, cuts in hunger assistance programs should not be part of any deficit reduction package, |
If FDA's testing program is not catching violations, and catching them in time, that needs to be corrected immediately, |
If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and yes even Congress. |
If we can have a real recount in every county, it may take a few weeks, but it's worth it. |
If you like the government shutdown, then you'll like this impeachment trial, because it will go on for a long time. |
It almost seems then that they will be allocated based upon a state's ability to pay, ... How are you going to ask Louisiana right now to come up with the money for that. Take Mississippi . They've been hit hard. |
It's about 1,100 or 1,200 pages, ... And we got it dated November the 20th. No one's read this bill. Nobody knows what's in it. |
It's hard to believe the objective is better service when on its face, this plan to shutter nearly a fourth of Iowa's county offices will lead to more driving, greater inconvenience and less service, |
It's the midnight hour. We have to get moving on it now, not next year, not after some study group in the White House bangs this thing around for another three months. |
It's woefully inadequate, in terms of taking a look at the promising therapies that people are taking today, |
Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system. |
Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system. We wait until people become obese, develop chronic diseases, or become disabled - and then we spend untold hundreds of billions annually to try to make them better. |
Maybe our bill is not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than what the House did. |
No one ever wore the title of 'senator' better and used it less. |