When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the commercial shipping business.

I will also continue to fight to provide better economic security for victims of domestic violence.

Nearly one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. And slightly more than half of female victims of domestic violence live in households with children under age 12.

Radio interoperability is essential for our police, fire, and emergency medical service departments to communicate with each other in times of emergency.

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.

People show surprise that I have interests outside my political career. There is subtle surprise, for example, that I would be interested in a recipe.

Head Start is designed to ensure that all children - regardless of their family's income, race, or ethnic background - are able to enter kindergarten ready to learn.