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...

You have heard me say many times that this administration has downplayed the dangers posed by global warming. They have used every excuse to avoid taking action, even hiding behind China and India.

Now, thanks to a very brave former EPA official, Jason Burnett, we know that the administration's...

One of the most basic tenets of our freedom is justice, and at the heart of justice lies the search for truth.

Throughout history, whenever the United States government has violated the trust of the American people, we have always worked to regain that trust by seeking the truth and...

Today, at gas stations across the nation, the American people are paying the price for a failed energy policy.

But faced this week with the opportunity to actually do something to address high gas prices, invest in alternatives and move toward energy independence, Republicans in the...

Today, the U.S. Senate begins debate on the Climate Security Act, a critical bill that will address the global warming crisis head-on. After many months of committee hearings and testimony, our bill has finally reached the Senate floor. It's a day we've been waiting for a long time.

The...

Earlier this week, General David Petraeus and Iraq Ambassador Ryan Crocker appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to deliver their report on the war in Iraq. It was a very somber hearing, and I did my best to convey our strong opposition to the President's war in Iraq.

To...

Just when you thought it was safe to start thinking about having a Democrat in the White House, along comes a cynical power grab by Republican operatives. And unfortunately, it's happening right here in my own state of California.

If you haven't heard already, Republican strategists recently announced plans to...