We have a moral and a legal obligation--I wish we did not, but we do--to clean up those sites.
I wish it was in someone else's, but it is not. And I am responsible, as we all are, for making sure we fund that.
If we can use this time to get significant funding in there to reduce the size of those sites, it will be cost effective in the future.
It is tremendously important that we have somebody at the head of this agency who is really going to tackle a lot of issues to get this coun...
Making sure that we empower our local communities to provide a pathway for all of our students to the careers of tomorrow is extremely impor...
The mantra of the last 8 years has been No Child Left Behind. I would like to see that changed so that every child has the skill we need.
In this time of economic turmoil, I can think of no better way to improve our economy and maintain that competitive edge for the coming deca...
But would you support increasing the Hanford funding? It may need as much as $2 billion over the next 4 years to meet that cleanup schedule.
Obviously, from a scientific perspective, this outcome would be unacceptable to us in the State of Washington and, I think, to the whole Nor...
They need someone who believes--as I do--that investing in them is investing in our future.
Ensuring a smooth and timely transition for this critical Cabinet position sends an important message to America's workers that they are abs...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing to quickly move forward on the confirmation of Representative Solis as the next Secretary ...
As we discuss the best way to stimulate our economy, I believe three points are clear.
For years I've said that if we don't invest in the growth and development of America's workers, our families, our communities, and our Natio...
But I'm encouraged that the Department of Labor will soon have a leader who will restore public confidence, in its ability to serve workers ...
I want to make sure that we agree that the Federal Government has a moral and legal obligation to clean up those sites across the country.
We have got to educate people today for the jobs that are going to be out there.
I am delighted that you are going to be leading us as we head into a very important healthcare discussion and, hopefully, move legislation t...
