Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.

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

I am an advocate... of public financing for years. That is the one way to get money out of politics. I believe that would be what we ought to be doing.