The proposed $900 million is the congressionally authorized amount for the program and seeks to renew focus on the promise of the LWCF.
I introduced legislation last year to expand work sharing, which just over 20 States have adopted or implemented.
I appreciate the opportunity to present this testimony in support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the fiscal year 2012 Int...
I urge the Congress to provide the full President's budget amount for the LWCF so that this important project can receive this needed fundin...
I think we're all fortunate to have your leadership on this important committee.
This could be the most important topic we consider long-term.
We're losing our competitive edge, in terms of not just military technology, but so many technologies.
We will protect our promises to our seniors.
It is a little bit out of the traditional order for an official Senate hearing. But this is Rhode Island.
if we are going to go back to privatizing that as was tried a few years ago, hand that over to Wall Street
there is a terrible cost to real Rhode Islanders and to real Americans if we degrade Social Security and Medicare
So the role of States and particularly of State officials like Lieutenant Governor Roberts and Director Taylor and Commissioner Koller in wo...
Under the Republican budget, seniors would lose the new benefits provided by the healthcare reform law.
If changes are desired to strengthen Social Security, those changes should be considered independently from work to reduce the deficit.
The attack on Medicare also overlooks the most basic fact of healthcare, which is that all healthcare costs are skyrocketing, irrespective o...
the Affordable Care Act provided very significant tools to States to improve the quality of care and to save money.
The House of Representatives recently passed a Republican budget which proposes privatizing Medicare and requiring seniors to pay the majori...
Let me be very clear. Social Security has paid out every dime owed to all eligible Americans without contributing a thing to the Federal def...
