U.S. State Attorneys General

The greatest contributor, in fact, to today's deficits are the fact that the Bush tax cuts, which went mostly to very wealthy people, drained the Treasury of a great deal of money.

I believe that most Americans would agree that the biggest deficit we face in this country is a jobs deficit.

What we do with the budget tells Americans what we think about America and how we believe we should move forward as a country together.

I think, as I mentioned, the hundreds of our local leaders who have converged in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, and they visited all of their Members of Congress, bipartisan, they were to a person supportive of these kinds of grants.

I urge the Committee to authorize robust funding for programs that have proven to be successful in strengthening our local communities.

Helping our children thrive is an investment in our future.

Crafting the congressional budget resolution is a statement of our national priorities.

I urge the committee to authorize robust funding for programs that have proven to be successful in strengthening our local communities and creating greater opportunities for all of our citizens.

CDBG funds have supported economic development, job creation, and facility needs for the most disadvantaged in Hawaii.

Continuing to adequately fund the programs that mean the most to these communities is vitally important to our long-term success.

Crafting the Congressional Budget Resolution is a statement of our national priorities, and I appreciate the opportunity to offer my views on what those priorities should be.

Arbitrarily cutting our Federal spending back to fiscal year 2008 levels... is in my view a meat-ae approach to fiscal discipline.

The law provides the opportunity to change the face of our health care system to better support the vitality and strength of our families, businesses, and communities . . . to expand wellness and prevention . . . to reduce hospital…

Maryland intends to seize the moment and use the tools provided by the Affordable Care Act to build a better future for our State.

This is not political anymore. This is about the solvency of a nation, in my opinion the greatest one the world has ever seen.

Another project is the Upcountry Maui Watershed Project, providing water to 170 farmers and ranchers on Maui, and also the Wailuku-Alenaoi Watershed and Lahaina Watershed Projects that prevent flooding on Hawaii and Maui. These long-term…

What matters is change on the ground, an end to the shooting of peaceful protesters, an end to these sweeps.

The most important thing we could do to really turn around our education system in terms of dollars put in and the returns that we get is pre-k, pre-k, pre-k.

I take it that you have concluded that when you provide resources for quality early education, that you certainly set the stage for school success for these children moving forward.

You mentioned Ms. Edwards and about exploration and about meteorologists. Well, the astronaut program, that's a Federal program. We had a wonderful astronaut from Hawaii, Ellison Onizuka, who tragically lost his life in the Challenger…

I am really glad to join the two of you in honoring and acknowledging the work of our Federal workers. ... We need to acknowledge that and honor them.

Committee hearings that target a particular religious minority are counterproductive because they undermine trust between the Government and the affected community.

Any analysis of violent radicalization that is based upon stereotypes and generalizations regarding a particular ethnic group is, by definition, a flawed approach to this important issue.

Violent radicalization and domestic terrorism are very serious issues that must be understood and addressed by Congress.