We are currently running nearly $1.5 trillion in deficits each year, and that is roughly 30 percent of our budget.

This is a Committee that in the time I have been here, we have covered more terrain--we really can't legislate through it, but we can talk about a lot of issues.

We are transitioning everywhere across America, where we obviously got an underpaid workforce.

I have got a bill out there, the JOBS Act, with Senator Kaine that would allow Pell grants to be used for this type of training and certification.

This is a Committee that in the time I have been here, we have covered more terrain--we really can't legislate through it, but we can talk about a lot of issues.

We are currently running nearly $1.5 trillion in deficits each year, and that is roughly 30 percent of our budget.

It needs to be fixed. It needs to be saved.

I do believe that as we move toward an Indiana--and I know other States are doing the same--toward having some type of training standards, that those training standards, once an individual has them, they will be empowered to negotiate with…

I have got a bill out there, the JOBS Act, with Senator Kaine that would allow Pell grants to be used for this type of training and certification.

I think it is even more important for these solutions to probably be crafted in the States where the rubber meets the road.

It needs to be fixed. It needs to be saved.

We are transitioning everywhere across America, where we obviously got an underpaid workforce.

there is no replacement for a union. It is important.

it is a broken industry. Larger and larger companies control it.

The future in Central Asia must be one where human rights are valued, where economic activity is flourishing, the private sector is engaged, and the people are determining their own future for themselves.

Strong, stable leadership is the foundation upon which accountability is built.

My colleagues and I hear all the time from frontline employees about challenges they face with understaffing which can contribute to lapses in patient safety and drive-up employee burnout.

It needs to be fixed. It needs to be saved.