Wouldn't it make sense to engage or involve the States and local governments more actively in this effort?

I think it really is designed to raise awareness and show our own commitment to fighting bigotry.

If you wait until the train wreck to come together for the first time, you are seldom going to be able to forge the necessary consensus.

I want to express my appreciation to you for holding this hearing on this occasion, on the 1-year anniversary to the Health Care Reform Law.

Mr. President, the people of Connecticut sent me here to fight for their interests and today I rise to amplify their voices and share their concerns in my first remarks from the floor of the United States Senate. I know these voices…

I think those suggestions or recommendations are excellent as a starting point, and certainly we may want to consider going beyond them based on what we've heard and what we may find out.

I have strongly opposed any measures to cut Social Security.

I think that you are sensing a strong sense of disquiet, if not dissatisfaction, maybe even stronger emotion of skepticism, about whether the oversight and scrutiny here has been sufficient to eliminate the bad actors and the bad practices…

I am not satisfied that it is sufficiently strong so far to provide credibility and trust on the part of policymakers and, equally important, the awarders of funds, Federal funds, taxpayer moneys that are very, very valuable in education…

the extent of the harm and of the wrongdoing and abuse is the reason that we are here today.

these kinds of opportunities for students who otherwise wouldn't have access to college education is critically important.

preserving and enhancing the use of those Federal dollars is one of the main reasons we are here today.