I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.

Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline.

Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.

I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to because I felt that the proposals covered too much.

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.

People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.

Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense.