"We can't afford to lose that time because you never get it back."
"Those early years is when kids are--they are absorbing. They are like little sponges."
"I want to thank you, and we were very happy to make the increase in the museum services in the last budget."
"I must mention how deeply concerned I am over extreme--some House Republican calls for massive spending cuts."
"The cuts would be detrimental to the American people, to our economy, and essential government functions that our constituents rely on."
"I am saddened that the majority has chosen to exclude Labor-H from the process going forward."
"It would mean that there would be a loss of some 200,000 slots for children in the Head Start program."
"We strengthened lifesaving biomedical research with increased funding for the National Institutes of Health."
"American families need our help. This budget acknowledges that reality."
"The cuts are unrealistic, unsustainable, and unacceptable. They threaten so much of the progress we have made in recent years."
"There are some in the Republican House majority that are demanding massive funding cuts in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations."