One of the most successful companies that I have visited on this Congress at our Company tour--I visited 17 small companies now and one of them has an ESOP.

We all were elected to create jobs, and I thank Mr. Mittler for his comment that Congress should be a sensible partner with business.

I think it would be very beneficial to move that back into schools at the earliest educational levels.

Your comment about the math skills, that is precisely what I am running into.

The other thing that it does, just to add, is that it provides access to markets as well because it familiarizes more people with the product.

I appreciate it. I was planning to yield back to wait for the next panel but I appreciate this conversation so much I just wanted to weigh in very briefly.

I would love to get bipartisan support from the panel that will provide tax incentives to employers who partner with local colleges to prepare students for the workforce.

frankly, New Hampshire gets 37 cents on the dollar of what we contribute to the Universal Service Fund.

It's hard for me to look people in New Hampshire in the eye and say that this makes any sense for my state

the spending of the $822,000 at the conference to celebrate, share, and showcase the diverse professional personal talents that obviously sent a shockwave through your organization.

We want to work with you. It is a tough job, but the organization needs strong leadership and consistent leadership on this issue.

If I go down this road, it is going to have a consequence to my job.

S.373 Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013

It is a national disgrace that we have so many veterans waiting so long to get the benefits that are due them.

The bill would address ongoing discrimination against gay and lesbian members of the military and their families.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Senator Heller, Senators Tester and Begich.

This bill would likely still be necessary to help ensure equality in military and veterans' benefits for all of our Nation's military spouses.

This bill would address ongoing discrimination against gay and lesbian members of the military and their families.