It's clear that we must end the war in Afghanistan and instead make smart security investments to safeguard our nation's interests and improve our long term security.

The best approach to broadening the risk pool and bringing down costs is to extend Medicare for all individuals and establish a single payer system.

Extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts, especially those for the wealthiest Americans, for two years is not the best way to begin addressing the deficit.

The proposal that we are dealing with in Congress right now has two problems with it. Number one, it will fail.

We cannot and we must not balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable; we must instead build up the budget and reduce the deficit through the success of the working class.

The economic recovery of my district, the State of Rhode Island and our whole country demands that we work collaboratively...

For every dollar of Federal investment, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership delivers $32 in economic growth.

While there are so many vital programs to defend throughout this budget, I am here today to call your attention to several programs that are critically important to creating jobs...

For every $1 of federal investment, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership delivers $32 in economic growth

if this vital economic engine is to be sustained, Congress must continue its investments in programs that help manufacturers compete

I respectfully urge this committee to fully fund these critically important economic initiatives at the levels requested in the President's fiscal year 2012 budget.

We must never balance the budget on the backs of the unemployed, middle-class families, government workers, or seniors.

We are starting down a road of playing Russian roulette with the American economy.

We should not use the debt limit ceiling as a hostage.

I appreciate the way you and Senator Crapo have worked together on this.

Some of the proposals would perhaps make that a less available product, is that your analysis of the competing proposals?

The President's report on housing finance said that any rational housing reform is going to lead to a higher cost of mortgage credit.

Opening statements, comments, or prepared statements of: Senator Reed.