We have a crisis in terms of the affordability and access to college in America today.
In America today, 18 percent of our children live in poverty. That is, by far, the highest rate of poverty for children ...
I am certainly going to very strongly support your nomination, and I look forward to working with you.
Would you agree that our goal should be that every parent in this country should be able to find access to high-quality,...
Well, thank you very much for that, I think, excellent answer.
Now I know that President-elect Obama has been very strong on this issue, as I am, and I am sure many other members of t...
The world has changed, and we have not recognized that anymore.
Millions of young people will leave school $20,000, $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 in debt.
We recognize the central challenges that we are facing.
Today, if an employee is engaged in a union-organizing campaign, that employee has a one-in-five chance of getting fired...
Only 8 percent have them and 60 percent want a union.
I think we have the opportunity here to vote for somebody who will be one of the great Secretaries of Labor.
We want someone that's going to be fair, obviously, for the workers and for all of those affected by your department.
I think in front of us we have somebody who has the makings to be a great Secretary of Labor.
I voted against it, too. And in retrospect, it was the right vote, because, among other things, it allowed employers to ...
But don't you think it is a little bit weird and a little bit undemocratic that the taxpayers of this country are provid...
I think the American people, if they are going to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into these institutions, want a n...
I know, as well, and I think a lot of the problem is more financing than, in fact, technological and engineering.
