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Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Domenici, thank you for holding this hearing today.While I and millions and millions of Americans all across the country had hoped that the President would finally provide bold leadership on global warming last night, it simply did not happen. We all know that when he initially ran for President, Mr. Bush committed to a cap on the level of greenhouse gases emitted and we also know that shortly after taking office, he went back on that commitment and has fail

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, and I would like to commend Senator Kennedy for his leadership on this issue. This important legislation would increase the federal minimum wage from the abysmal $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour over two years. Mr. President, make no mistake about it: this

Chairman Conrad and Ranking Member Gregg, thank you for holding this important hearing. Mr. Bernanke, I don’t have to tell you that the views you have on the economy have a major impact on the lives of millions of Americans. There is a great concern in this country that our current economic policies are not working for ordinary Americans. The

Washington D.C.Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today that he will be introducing the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act on Tuesday with Senators Barbara Boxer, Patrick Leahy, Edward Kennedy, Robert Menendez, Frank Lautenberg, Jack Reed, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Russell Feingold, and Sheldon Whitehouse. The act calls for an 80% reduction –

“We honor Martin Luther King, Jr. today because he was one of the great intellectual and moral leaders of the 20th century. Today, as our country faces enormous problems with regard to Iraq and our foreign policy; with the increase in poverty and the decline of the middle class; with environmental issues that threaten the long-term well being of our