The Affordable Care Act plays an important role for families' financial security.
They are going to hit Americans right where they live.
But they rely upon good people like all of you here to give them hope and to give them opportunity and to make sure that the other Jonathan ...
Here in Cedar Falls and across America, there is serious concern about our record-high deficits.
any successful attempt to nullify health reform would be a major blow to our State.
Senator Harkin, your leadership in securing the funding necessary to make that happen is greatly appreciated.
We must not let these programs erode.
I will strenuously oppose attempts to balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable and powerless people in our society.
WIA efforts clearly have positive results, but Federal funding levels are too low to meet the need.
We need to maintain investments that are critical to the future of our American family, even as we reduce spending overall.
I will also insist on adequate funding for critical initiatives that help Iowans and all Americans to get a good education.
the allocation your office helped us with to continue this work did not pass the house in the omnibus bill
We know that in the years immediately ahead, we must take aggressive and painful and unpopular steps to bring this deficit under control.
we anticipate that will probably happen.
We must also continue to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.
I have been very encouraged by what Secretary Vilsack has been doing with our guidelines.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
The Constitution of the United States gives the power of the purse to Congress, not to the President.
