One of the root causes to health disparity is the obesity epidemic that is rampant in our Nation.
Now, how are we going to pay for it? That is the bottom line.
I was very pleased that Senator Reid's plan would virtually close the Pell shortfall for the next 2 years.
I am sure it is a concern of the two colleagues of mine.
The unsustainable growth in the costs of the Pell Grant program continues to be an anchor dragging down the entire budge...
And how many--number-wise, what--how many cases are denied, then appealed nationwide, roughly, per year?
It was the worst that we've experienced in my lifetime, and probably in most people's lifetime in the whole South.
I want to--I'm not proposing we abolish Job Corps. I'm thinking, in trying to work with you and Senator Cochran and othe...
We're facing dire circumstances.
if we can get them back in the workforce, it will help them readjust to civilian life, because they've gone through a he...
We want to help these people, because if we don't help them, as he's pointed out, they will be--a lot of them will be in...
While I do not agree myself with Congress appropriating $120 million for an insolvent program, it makes even less sense ...
To get Federal spending under control in the long term, we must reduce spending in the short term.
A lot of this could be prevented if you had all the information at the initial hearing, where you'd save money, but it'd...
I believe it's critical to ensure support for translational research; that is, research that moves a potential therapy f...
To ensure that the Congress has the necessary information to make informed decisions about the implementation of the new...
NIH research led to the announcement of a very promising cystic fibrosis therapy that targets the genetic defect.
In other words, it is taxpayers' money you are asking for here. Right? $120 million.
