This recent investment represents a long overdue opportunity to start moving the needle on college costs and student success.

It is not too late, but I wish we would have done this 25 years ago.

Hopefully, we can come up with a good funding level for the preschool program.

I think we need to continue these important investments, not cut them and leave fewer of our students served.

I have been a strong supporter of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs' (ILAB) efforts to protect labor rights and combat the worst forms of child labor around the world.

I just hear a lot about this, about misclassification, and how workers are really, well, I will say it frankly, being cheated out of what they should be paid, because of misclassification. I encourage you to really pursue this.

I think there has been tremendous change for the better in our schools in America because of your leadership.

The Department of Education should not pick winners and losers by funding only a few States to the detriment of students in all States.

The increase proposed for the Department of Education demonstrates this administration's continued commitment to our Nation's future.

I just say, have your people look at that, because they have a lot of good background information on this.

They have done great work in teaching farmers and farm families how to set up systems so that kids don't get hurt.

I hope that we can join forces with these great leaders in the business community.

I want to commend President George Herbert Walker Bush for his leadership.

I believe the work of the Labor Department is the work of America.

I would encourage you, Mr. Secretary, and your staff, to reach out to an organization called Farm Safety for Just Kids.

We hope to have something together shortly on this.

These are important investments that build on key accomplishments of this department and this subcommittee.

This budget proposes critical investments that will equip Americans with the skills they need for today's jobs