It makes a great deal of sense to do what the President is proposing.

We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in response to developments in Libya.

My Administration will release a new College Scorecard that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria: where you can get the most bang for your educational buck.

Federal civilian employees are central to the Federal Government’s success in serving the American people.

Through tax credits, grants and better loans, we've made college more affordable for millions of students and families over the last few years.

Every initiative he talked about yesterday were at a substantially smaller scale in terms of dollars than that.

I believe we reward effort and determination with wages that allow working families to raise their kids and get ahead.

We've seen 500,000 jobs added in manufacturing in the last three years.

make America a magnet for jobs and manufacturing

Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead.

taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.

I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13566.

So if somebody wants to build a coal powered plant, they can. It is just that it will bankrupt them.

we can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we'll run out of money.

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) is necessarily absent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

And as a Democrat, I am going to talk a little bit about the States' rights and my concern that Governors do maintain the ability to access the troops under State Active Duty in Title 32.

I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future.