It seems to me that it would make sense to have a Somali face on some of our counterterrorism efforts.
I think people do not quite understand what a major part of the market these home-grown fuels are.
if we cease to produce ethanol, like if we just got rid of it, ... prices would go up at the pump by as much as $1.40 pe...
when you look at the breaks that they get for the taxes, ... it is hundreds of billions dollars that they have got over ...
Understanding the challenges and opportunities facing local communities is critical to ensuring Washington does not stan...
We also want to ensure that the long arm of federal regulations do not hinder innovative local solutions.
the goal of almost every student I've ever met is to find a job--and they believe their chances of one day landing that ...
the high school dropout rate even nationwide is pretty staggering.
the workplace is changing. And that is part of what is behind our whole effort here in these hearings
Pell grant money has more than tripled here in just a couple of years, from $12 billion to over $40 billion.
There is no question that as we are looking at ways to control federal spending, that we are looking at Pell grants.
I am convinced that we have also proven that state and federal workforce resources continue to be focused on the old man...
One of my top priorities in Congress is to ensure that our young people and non-traditional students have access to an a...
What we have now is a spike that frankly was, in my judgment, horribly over-promised.
We want to learn about the polices that may be standing in the way of job creation, right here in Utica.
I'm not trying to turn all colleges and universities into trade schools, let me be clear about that, but I do think that...
We are, frankly, on an unsustainable path right now, where we're borrowing 42 cents on every dollar that we spend.
I think your quote was, Mr. Picente, your quote was neither easy nor quick.
