President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways.

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response