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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

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 –

Senator Bernard Sanders today announced that he will cosponsor legislation to be introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy that prevents the President from escalating the war and increasing the troop numbers in Iraq without the express consent of Congress. Kennedys legislation would prohibit the use of funds for the escalation of United States forces in Iraq without a specific authorization of