I ask that the Committee consider examining the federal investment in children and children's programs within the Budget.

We must invest heavily in the education of our youngest citizens.

But those successes are not universally shared. Inequality is at its highest point since the Great Depression, unemployment is stuck hovering around 8 percent and wages are stagnant--as they have been for decades--for most American workers.

Indeed, for every cut made to the Second Chance Act, key provisions like housing, skill development and job placement, mental health and substance treatment and prevention and mentoring are being compromised.

We have an urgent need to address our Nation's budget deficit and secure our long-term fiscal stability.

It's been said before many times--and it remains true--that budgets are moral documents.

Rather than these imprudent, across-the-board cuts that in the aggregate will do harm to our constituents and our economy, both parties must come to the table to craft a comprehensive, balanced, measured approach to deficit reduction.

As you begin work on this year's budget resolution, I encourage you to look with a clear eye towards the state of our economy, American workers, and the nation as a whole.

And I am telling you I believe with all my heart that the reason we are not seeing robust recovery right now is consternation over small and medium and big business with regard to these rules and regulations.

One of the things that I have noted is 105 million Americans have had a lifetime limit on their coverage eliminated, which I find to be quite commendable.

Mr. Speaker, 80 years ago today, Frances Perkins was sworn in as Secretary of Labor. This is Women's History Month, and Frances Perkins certainly made history. She was the first woman member in the history of the United States to be part…

6.6 million young adults up to the age of 26 now have health insurance through their parent's insurance.

6.1 million seniors in the donut hole have received savings on their prescription drugs. These savings total $5.7 billion overall and averaged $706 per senior in 2012.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are…

I would say that there was an election and that if there was a big winner in this election, it was the STEM industry

the 'all of the above' should be all of the above.

I and others proposed legislation that would give up to 50,000 STEM visas

If we don't have a diversified portfolio based upon the regions, some big wind areas, some areas, they don't have a lot of wind.