However, we must ensure that the needs of the military to provide for national security and defense are not shortchanged.
These reforms will help expand American energy production in order to protect and create American jobs.
The stakes are high and we must ensure that reforms are done right.
Reforms must increase accountability, improve efficiency, promote safety and ensure the highest ethical standards of employees.
This is a job-killing effort by the GOP and an effort to hang on to some old, inefficient economic activity rather than to create thousands ...
I am concerned about the EPA regulations and the potential to eliminate 131 gigawatts of baseload power...
Every single one of those jobs is at risk because of this wrongheaded, archaic, backward thinking of the GOP.
I am concerned about this GOP effort, not just for issues of public health but because I think it will adversely impact job creation in the ...
I think we need to be focused on job creation and long-term debt reduction.
The American people realize that. They overwhelmingly support a balanced approach.
The consequences of failure are unacceptable.
We need to find a way to come together around a bipartisan deal.
Markets, rating agencies, and businesses across the country are watching closely to see if Congress can solve this problem.
Democrats have made clear that we are prepared to do that.
We have reduced and eliminated programs that benefit students, we have cut support for police officers on the street.
the Senate is being conciliatory in the manner of this committee in allowing that to occur.
These budget discussions and cuts are impacting directly a lot of people now as we try to put together our appropriations bills.
But I also really believe that we have to take steps to strengthen that economic recovery and address the jobs crisis that we are seeing tod...
