But I will just say that perhaps you would invest all of our time more wisely if we talked about the interconnectedness of the global economy...

I think it was a bad idea to use the recent defense bill to relax waiver authorities on Russian defense and intelligence sector sanctions.

Congress crafted tough, comprehensive Russia sanctions, enacted last August by overwhelming majorities in both chambers.

U.S./EU unity is critical if sanctions on Russia are to be effective.

We should be strengthening, not weakening, sanctions.

I wish someone had written a book called, 'The Magic of Compounding Interest.'

the average person in their 401(k) has about 1 year of income that is in the 401(k).

I have to say this. It cannot wait, sir. I will say that had it been a Clemson television commercial about the dress, it would have had more credibility. Crimson Tide has won too many national championships already.

Thank you and the Ranking Member for holding this very important hearing or roundtable discussion on a very important topic.

I and Joe Donnelly have worked on--although he is not here--financial literacy as it relates to college education.

the average person coming out of college today will have between seven and nine different jobs.

Let us not forget Middle America.

Ignorance is bliss; ignorance is not bliss.

When you study the figures, one of the things that I think manifests fairly quickly is the bottom two quintiles is where you see the greatest exposure and the damage from the payday lending cycle, the cycle that never ends.

I hope that we do not forget that while the Government can play a significant role in helping to educate the public, the reality of it is that there are a lot of private sector tools that are already available.

the long term care aspect of retirement is one of the major concerns of any one in Middle America

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