Health information technology - a powerful combination of medical expertise, computers and high-speed internet called telehealth - has the potential to transform health care,...
Home health care has become an increasingly important part of our health care system. It can allow individuals to avoid extended hospital stays and nursing homes and receive health...
Our country must develop reasonable policies to spur the creation of "green energy" jobs, lessen our dangerous dependence on foreign oil, and reduce greenhouse gas...
On April 20, eleven workers died when the British Petroleum oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank in waters 45 miles off the Louisiana coast. America offers its deepest...
"Let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us a sacred charge upon a nation's gratitude -- the soldier's and sailor's...
The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed a resolution that I cosponsored along with my colleague, Senator Olympia Snowe, that designates June 1, 2010, as "Declaration of...
Memorial Day is fast approaching, bringing with it warm weather and the unofficial start of Maine's boating season. With more than 2,200 lakes and ponds, and some 3,500 miles of...
One of the greatest privileges of
serving Maine in the United State Senate is the opportunity I have to meet
outstanding young people from our state who are devoting their time and...
When
the Great Recession of 2008 began to take hold, millions of Americans felt as
though they had been struck by a perfect storm. It seemed to come from nowhere
and left historic...
The first red tide closure of the
season hit the Maine coast in late March, halting the harvest of some species
of shellfish from Harpswell to the New Hampshire border. This...
As Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I recently joined several of my Senate and House colleagues on an...
March is National Women’s History Month. This celebration began in 1979 as a school
project in one California community and has since spread nationwide.
Every...
Our nation’s career and volunteer firefighters are among our brave first responders, constantly putting themselves in harm’s way to help keep our communities...
The poet Emily Dickinson wrote, "There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away." On March 2, we can all help our nation's children set sail on a wonderful voyage...
President Obama recently announced that he plans to convene a health care summit with the goal of crafting consensus health care reform legislation. The summit, entitled "Next...
February brings to mind thoughts of Valentine's Day and images of hearts. But the heart is much more than a symbol - it is also a vital organ that is all too often taken for...
Every year, a group of Mainers living and working in our nation's capital get together for breakfast with the members of the Maine congressional delegation to catch up on the news...
The devastation in Haiti is of unconceivable magnitude. The images and news reports are unbearable to watch, and the distress, suffering, and loss of the people of that...
Years ago, as a senior at Caribou High School, I participated in a program that would change my life. It is called the United States Senate Youth Program, and it is still going...