"We have authored some legislation over the years to try and provide leave from work for parents."
"I asked him the other day to comment, if he would, based on his expertise and his own doctoral studies, about the impacts of long-term unemployment on people."
"Thank you very much, Senator. I appreciate your emphasis on the tobacco issues."
"Well, thank you. That is obviously up for reauthorization. We are trying to get that done now in the next few weeks before we adjourn."
"I think we had 3,000 a day--3,500 children under the age of 18 start smoking for the first time every day."
"By the way, let me correct myself. Earlier I mentioned the afterschool programs, and my staff very properly reminded me here that, first of all, they increased the funding for the 21st Century Communi..."
"In fact, my staff reminded me that in the Affordable Health Care bill--and Bob Casey was involved in this as well, The National Quality Strategy--we fought very, very hard that children be a part of t..."
"But again, the low-birth rate among nonHispanic African-Americans over the past 15 years has remained about twice that of nonHispanic Caucasian women."
"We must all do better. And that's why we must continue to work together in a bipartisan way to reauthorize and improve ESEA as soon as possible."
"A recent report issued at the end of June by the Congressional Budget Office highlighted the fact that income inequality has tripled in the last 30 years to levels not seen since 1928 in our country."
"When we talk about a more compassionate America, nowhere is that more evident than in our caregiving leave policies. No one should have to choose between work and family."