If my Republican colleagues are serious about conducting real oversight on the tragedy in Benghazi, they should start by looking in the mirror.

Their first order of business should be examining the abhorrent cuts that House Republicans made to our State Department's embassy security budget -- cuts...

An Open Letter to Majority Leader Cantor

Dear Mr. Cantor:

This week, you delivered a speech outlining four major issues that you say are now of great importance to you: education, health care, job growth and innovation. I agree that these priorities are critical to America's families,...

Not every issue is a fiscal cliff.

This week we had a real fiscal cliff that needed to be addressed. Without action by Congress, tax rates for millions of middle-class families were set to rise. Tax breaks like the child tax credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the tuition...

As I have listened to leading Republicans denigrate Ambassador Susan Rice, I am struck by how unfair this attack is, how untruthful it is, and how at odds it is with their past actions.

The truth is, when Ambassador Rice was asked on Face the Nation about the tragic...

Earlier this year, I participated in a moving hearing on human trafficking held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which I am a senior member.
 
We welcomed experts and advocates, including actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith. Each speaker shared powerful, heartbreaking stories about the buying...

After watching the images of devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, all of our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by this terrible disaster and the brave first responders working day and night to help them.

As the storm passes, we must come together as Americans to support these...

Today, House Republicans voted for the 33rd time to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It is stunning that Republicans have voted nearly three dozen times to take away life-saving health care from America's families -- heath care that is being used right now by millions in our communities.

My work is my words and it is rare for me to admit that I need help expressing the depth of my feelings. But given recent events surrounding the vicious attacks on women's health in the Senate, in the House and on the radio airwaves, I have turned to music...

With his announcement on Friday, President Obama affirmed that we must protect women's health and the religious freedom of all.

The president's effort to work with all sides to find the middle ground has garnered support from groups ranging from Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Woman to...

When President Obama announced that because of health care reform, birth control would soon be available for free in new insurance plans, you would have expected universal approval.

After all, virtually all women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used birth control at some point in their lives and...

If you read just the headlines these days, you might think renewable energy in America is going the way of Solyndra. Don't take our word for it: a recent headline from Fox News declared "ENTIRE Solar Industry on Brink of Collapse."

We cannot allow long-time opponents of...

House Republicans are expected to pass critical legislation this week to extend a middle class tax cut and unemployment benefits. But their price for this important fiscal stimulus is unrelated, harmful riders which put our families at risk.

Ironically, Republican leaders are offering a payroll tax cut to help American...

Our country must address four major challenges simultaneously: job creation, deficit reduction, American competitiveness and a moral obligation to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have a safety net. The plan President Obama laid out this week passes that test.

Unfortunately, the Republican 2012 budget, which passed the House...

Before House Republicans vote next week to repeal our historic health care reform legislation, they should think about Leah Eve McCollister.

The five-year-old from Castro Valley, California, was born with a condition called neutropenia, which makes her very vulnerable to serious infections. When she was born, Leah wasn't covered under...

It's no secret: I'm in the middle of a tough reelection campaign against my right-wing opponent, Carly Fiorina.

Carly Fiorina is relying on her multimillion dollar personal checkbook to fund her Senate campaign against me. She's already poured in millions of dollars, and she's ready to spend millions more. And...

Global warming is one of the greatest challenges of our generation. Addressing this challenge also represents enormous opportunities for economic recovery and long term prosperity.

But sometimes the big picture is lost when just a part of the story is told.

That's just what happened when Douglas Elmendorf,...

Sarah Palin's "cap and tax" opinion piece printed in the Washington Post this week reminds me of every naysayer who has spoken out against progress in cleaning up pollution.

Whether it was the debate over the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Superfund law or any...

Women make up 51% of our nation's population.

Yet only 17% of the seats in Congress are held by women. Only 3% of corporate CEOs are women. And just one out of nine Supreme Court justices is a woman.

President Obama can change that.

Since Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement from...

Tuesday, as I watched Barack Obama be sworn into office as our 44th President of the United States, I was overwhelmed with pride and emotion, and reminded of what is best about this country.

As someone who lived through the civil rights movement and saw African-Americans shunted...

Two days ago, as two of our country's biggest investment houses stood on the brink of failure, Senator John McCain told an audience in Florida that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong."

It sent cold shivers down my spine.

The fundamentals of our economy are not strong.

People...