We can't have a strong economy without a strong middle class.
I agree wholeheartedly with President Obama that rebuilding our manufacturing sector is critical to rebuilding the middl...
I will continue to push for more reforms in our immigration system to ensure Americans are the No. 1 priority.
However, it is clear they are not working as intended, and the programs are having a detrimental effect on American work...
I am very glad to be here not only to thank you for holding this hearing, but also to recognize President Skorton, who i...
We owe so much to you Senator Harkin for your leadership in both shepherding passage of the ADA and in continuing to be ...
My highest priority is to get Americans back to work as part of a stable, secure middle class.
we can't have a strong economy without a strong middle class, and we won't have a sustainable economic recovery without ...
If we want at the very least to preserve the existing middle class, we have to continue to extend unemployment benefits.
It's not default. They've been calling it default to try to stampede people into taking a bad deal here in this Congress...
The first and most urgent problem that I see is poor student outcomes.
Higher education yields enormous returns, both for students and for our country.
For-profit students now account for almost half of all the student loan defaults in the country.
For-profit education must work for students, not just for shareholders.
I look forward to working with my friend and our Ranking Member, Senator Enzi, on a bipartisan basis to advance these go...
Thank you very much for the opportunity today. It's an incredible honor not many people of my age have the chance to tak...
I urge you to see that message through to ensure that we--to see it repeated in every policy, every agency, and every se...
But it's going to take executive leadership, congressional leadership, and everybody needs to understand before we can h...
