"Thank you very much, Doctor, and I thank all of you for your work, your dedication to these issues, and the efforts you are making today to improve the quality of life for these kids and their families."
"We think the way to do that is to allow States to innovate in this space and for us to provide them with incentives to do that."
"I certainly know of no studies that suggested increasing inequality is helpful to the well-being of children."
"I think if a teacher can see where a child lives and the circumstances in which they live, that is a very different relationship."
"I think we had 3,000 a day--3,500 children under the age of 18 start smoking for the first time every day."
"I cannot begin to tell you what a sense of confidence and comfort it is to know that there are people like Bob Casey and Jeff Merkley who are going to be here."
"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..."
"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."
"We have authored some legislation over the years to try and provide leave from work for parents."
"Very excited about your project."
"Thank you for being here."