Ben Carson: “if you give somebody a good education, it doesn't really matter what their socioeconomic background is, they write their…”

I would very much welcome having a long-overdue conversation with members of this committee about how we can provide meaningful, dignified assistance to those we serve.

I believe any discrimination is serious.

I can't emphasize strongly enough to all appropriations members that we have to do this before a disaster occurs. We have to.

The whole concept of work and self-sufficiency is incredibly important.