U.S. State Attorneys General

We should be putting programs like the SRF at the top of our priority list, and effectively funding the key responsibilities of agencies like yours.

No community can thrive or even survive without clean water and efficient wastewater management systems.

So is the area of coverage one of the ways that you are going to allocate scarce resources?

I think it is a real challenge to really recreate a robust shipbuilding industry in our country.

Shipping and maritime safety and security are of vital importance to the economy and livelihood of Hawaii's people.

One, discretionary spending in this country has increased 38 percent in the last 4 years, 38 percent. Has Americans' spending increased 38 percent? Has Americans' income increased 38 percent? No. All this amendment does is it asks the…

The greatest threat to the national security of this country today is our debt. The Secretary of Defense has said that. He has said certainly it is a national security threat, as has the Secretary of State. So we need to get this debt…

So discrimination based on preexisting conditions will now be prohibited.

Last year, they received $250 to support them from the Federal Government under the Act

A lot of our children who are adults who are having a hard time finding insurance are able to qualify for insurance through their parents health insurance policy

We have actually seen an increase in the number of people who are receiving coverage and a reduction

The support we get through subsidy is greater than the support and subsidy that we provide in the Affordable Care Act

We continue to hear the myths about the Affordable Care Act and what it meant to have this historic reform of health care.

Hawaii was the only state in the nation found breaking its state plan obligations.

This accident could have been prevented, but Hawaii only had 11 state OSHA staffers to inspect and enforce worker safety.

The workers in my district and I know better!

Safety guidelines and regulations can help save lives, and so can enforcement.

Do you mind, please, keeping this committee informed about the progress on that protest and any protests that may come along the pike?

I think we can all agree about the importance of this data center, the replacement project itself, and of course, everything it means to the American people.

Today, 54 million people rely on SSA to keep America's promises to all Americans and to deliver each month the money they have earned and expect from their Social Security system.

This is a timely topic for our first hearing. I appreciate, Mr. Chairman, that you are continuing the tradition of this subcommittee of conducting bipartisan oversight of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the interests of the…

What strikes me about the Commission's report, moving on to that, is that this disaster could have been prevented.

Under this new historic law will Americans get some support, public support--some would say government support--for the cost or the paying of those health care plans.

This new historic law will give a lot of Americans a choice in what plan they decide to select; is that correct?