I plan to introduce the HAND UP Act, which would direct USDA to maintain a clearinghouse for evidence-based practices for SNAP employment and training.

Madam President, we are entering graduation season; 17- and 18-year-olds should be attending their senior prom, preparing to finish high school, and looking forward to their futures, as my oldest daughter is right now. They should not be…

I plan to introduce the HAND UP Act, which would direct USDA to maintain a clearinghouse for evidence-based practices for SNAP employment and training.

We do need to see more local control, because truth be told, the people that are in my community, I know their needs much better than anyone else.

We have not been able to do that. Families with children, without, it has been 20 years, and we spend more, there are more participants in it.

We need this evidence. If we do not have this evidence we cannot scratch our heads and wonder why are there still people not achieving upward mobility in our country.

we were borrowing 20 cents on every dollar that we spend. Now it is up to 30 cents

We need this evidence. If we do not have this evidence we cannot scratch our heads and wonder why are there still people not achieving upward mobility in our country.

We have not been able to do that. Families with children, without, it has been 20 years, and we spend more, there are more participants in it.

And with as hard as it's been to hire people, it's a very tricky area when you start messing with fringe benefits.

I've got another question regarding Medicare. Go ahead? Okay. So I've been probably the most outspoken Senator that we've got a broken health care system.

So are you saying that you would be able to generate consistently 20 percent of our GDP in federal revenues, where that's not been the case other than just a couple of years when rates have been, you know, higher?

When I was here earlier, the discussion was about the fact that 20 percent of GDP is maybe some magic number in terms of where we should be generating revenue.

I'm out of time here, and I might note that our current spending is now not at 20 percent. It's about 25 percent of GDP.

So are you saying that you would be able to generate consistently 20 percent of our GDP in federal revenues, where that's not been the case other than just a couple of years when rates have been, you know, higher?

It can be done.

I'm out of time here, and I might note that our current spending is now not at 20 percent. It's about 25 percent of GDP.

I've got another question regarding Medicare. Go ahead? Okay. So I've been probably the most outspoken Senator that we've got a broken health care system.