For anybody to say that Social Security is solvent to the year 2035 is just--I just think that is a false statement.
Too many are waiting far too long for the benefits that they have earned.
We provide gender-specific military sexual trauma treatment at all of our medical centers.
We are spending more per pupil and we are getting terrible results.
I think we all share the same goal here. We all want a prosperous America.
So increasing taxes on the rich is a tenth as effective if we would actually just return our economy to a normal economy...
I do not see any way we start solving these problems until we are honest with the American people in terms of the depth ...
If we would just return to a normal economy, which we had in 2007, when revenue generation was 18.5 percent of our econo...
Within the next 10 years, the cash deficit in Social Security will be about $1.3 trillion.
When our servicemen and -women return from serving their country, they and their families deserve the peace of mind that...
I think we have made great progress.
Veterans do not want to hear about new programs or new processes. They really want results, and so do I.
The dual twin challenges. You want to attack one without frustrating progress on the other.
budgets truly are a statement of our values and our priorities as Americans.
I want to see us develop a budget that truly holds true to the belief that in America everybody gets a fair shot and eve...
We think that the high unemployment rate is primarily the effect of businesses not hiring.
I believe that we have to face both of these challenges head on and address them in a bold yet balanced way.
the waivers are not adequate substitutes for ESEA reauthorization, which is 5 years overdue.