Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences.

Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you’re convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there’ll be...

There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders – but how we go about securing them is also important.

We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.

Slovakia’s joining the OECD in 1999 is totally dependent on meeting economic reforms required such as transparency and legislation that permits fair and open conduct of trade and business.

People didn’t always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying,...

Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities.

Yes, what has happened is we have moved from responding to these terrorist attacks as acts of civil disobedience to getting to the point after September 11 that we said, no, this is not just...

If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future.

You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a...

It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

Detente is a particularly unpopular idea with most Republican primary voters and the word is worse. We ought to stop using the word whenever possible.

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most – an era of hope, change,...

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.

Hey, I’m a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

In today’s world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves...

George Bush paid with his presidency for a very bad decision. We can’t raise taxes, we can’t regulate more, and we can’t create new departments.

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

I would submit to you today that this is the easiest thing in this body that could be done with Democrats and Republicans to simplify the Tax Code.

The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods.

It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.

Our ports are not only critical entryways into our nation that must be protected but they are critical entryways to our economy.

We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America’s 361 seaports as a point in which terrorist activities and materials could...

I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.

No one is pro-abortion.

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America –...

It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.

I would say this: What I’m basically saying here is the federal government cannot and should not be the nanny of the states in everything here.

Protecting all this land, working with the President to establish all these monuments, to, you know… I think the President has a land protection record that’s second to no one in this century, maybe Teddy...

It’s easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn’t magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship...

There are a few Chinese smuggled in over the borders of British Columbia on the north and Mexico on the south.

This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can’t tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.

We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.

I do care about the mercury contamination which this country will be experiencing because of the attempted sellout by this administration to special interests which will result in more mercury in the blood of young...

Third issue, and again I think it is important to note, anyone can make a mistake and any administration can make a mistake once in a while, but this is just a long train of...

The administration’s reckless plan doesn’t do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and...

I am ready and prepared to work with the President, but I will not be a rubber stamp for any president.

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

I have an obligation to fight and to fight hard for what I believe in and for the progressive principles that we are supposed to defend.

There are so many women on the floor of Congress, it looks like a mall.

I think most people… would be glad to pay the same taxes they paid when Bill Clinton was president, if only they could have the same economy they had when Bill Clinton was president.

The economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery.

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative.

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.

But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.