Again, this was a drug that had been off patent for over 100 years, and there was no justification for the overpricing that took place.

I want to congratulate the Department for their successful and swift, implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act rebate program.

the cost of insulin was cut by two thirds for people on Medicare, which was authorized by that law.

I would like to just begin my 5 minutes by again noting the fact that the Biden economy defied all the predictions of pundits and economists on both the right and the left last Friday when the U.S. economy added 339,000 jobs.

If you put them on truth serum, they would say that that is the No. 1 concern that we are hearing from employers.

Committee Republicans may talk about unemployment insurance fraud in California. This is not Ms. Su's doing.

Thank you, Secretary Su for your diligent work to really have to address as you were just alluding, really the wreckage that took place in the prior administration.

In contrast, committee Democrats remain focused on concrete solutions, putting money back into workers' pockets, keep workers healthy and safe on the job, and ensure that all workers can enjoy a dignified retirement.

Julie Su is an impeccably qualified candidate to serve as Secretary of Labor, and she has been integral to our sustained economic recovery.

We stand here today, 7 days away from the X-date, the date that our Nation will default on the full faith and credit of our Nation's financial debt for the first time since the War of 1812. Madam Speaker, it is not too late for us to stop…

I do not think cutting staff is the way to deal with policy disputes.

You should have neutral systems, so that people can again comply with the spirit and the letter of the National Labor Relations Act for free and fair elections, devoid of any pressure.

The technology is there. This is not some impossible question of cybersecurity or anything.

One of the many strengths that I think you have brought to this office is that for the first time in history you served as Secretary of Education as a graduate of a career and technical education high school.

the McCarthy debt limit bill, which would put an indiscriminate chainsaw into Perkins Grants and career connected high schools is exactly what our employers across the country do not want.

The only thing that has been holding us back... is really just that there is insufficient funding to get more slots.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to all the witnesses for your thoughtful testimony this morning.

The good news is that WIOA, in my opinion, succeeded in terms of bringing together the employer, the trade unions, who have been part of this extraordinary company.

WIOA has not been honored as we had hoped it would be.

I think there is great hope that we can, with good faith, try to put together an intelligent change in terms of the program that is there.

the money that the United States Government is putting into the industrial base in terms of workforce development, I think, is absolutely critical, and I would urge the Congress to continue to make those investments.

It is imperative... to make sure that we explain to our children that going to work with your hands and your head is just as important as getting a Ph.D. in physics.

You also served at a time in the last administration where there were five Secretaries of the Navy or Acting Secretaries of the Navy, which is a record.

It is imperative--when I say 'us,' the parents of America--to make sure that we explain to our children that going to work with your hands and your head is just as important as getting a Ph.D. in physics.

I think it is worth noting that during your tenure you had to deal with a global pandemic, but the mission of your departments didn't come to an end or pause.