"We do need to get the authorization for the mandatory program to increase 16 million kids being able to get access to childcare."
"The numbers are the President is requesting $600,000,000,000 for childcare. That is a lot of money."
"It was found by the prior administration that the expanded background checks did not increase the safety of these children."
"Childcare, I will tell you parents are not going back to work, what that does to the economy."
"Childcare is essential. It is a crisis. More kids need access to childcare."
"Cuts to HHS, Health and Human Services, would result in fewer opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment programs that millions of people in rural areas depend on."
"I must mention how deeply concerned I am over extreme--some House Republican calls for massive spending cuts."
"A 22 percent reduction to DOL-funded workforce training and development would prevent 750,000 job seekers from accessing services."
"When a worker in America--mostly women, mostly women of color--are taking care of our next generation of leaders, and they could probably go across the street at that burger joint and apply for a job ..."
"We need to support reproductive healthcare, and family planning has become even more pronounced."
"American families need our help. This budget acknowledges that reality."