the completion of these financial reviews are critical for Senate confirmation.

fundamental to our democracy is a free media, and this is another move by the Trump administration to shut down the free media.

I have introduced a bill to create an IG in the White House to ensure the executive office of the President acts in the public interest.

In my view, this is a serious concern given the avalanche of questions about unethical relationships, investments, and activities in this Administration that have gone unanswered.

it is our responsibility in terms of reviewing that Federal role in early childhood education.

we need to increase that Federal role. Otherwise, we do it at our peril

we need--we need--to consider the profound impact that this organization has had in our communities.

It is a $6 billion cut to the NIH. Do you support it or no?

This investment promotes social mobility within and across generations so that the link between childcare and employment is critical.

If we are serious about supporting high-quality educational programs, we should be talking about an increase of 13 percent for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, not a seventh and eighth straight year of flat funding or certainly not…

If I can ask the chairman for a second. I do not know. I will get this to my colleagues.

the importance of learning a skill and having a skill and vocational education in high school, regardless of what path you go into, is extremely important.

the job is not complete because poverty is oppressive. It is silent.

To quote the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, 'Inequality is not inevitable; it is a choice we make.'

For decades we have been telling people, 'Go to college, get a 4-year college degree, and you will succeed,' and that for decades has not worked.

We voted overwhelmingly to improve quality standards for CCBDG grants, but we neglected to provide the necessary funding.

There is a judgment call about whether or not this is--where the decision was made to cut off the advertising during the open enrollment period.

I do not believe the popular national view that wage stagnation in America today is the inevitable result of globalization and technology.

This has been one of the most enlightening hearings that we have had.

We have grown Head Start's budget by $1,900,000,000, or 27 percent.

Cutting billions from NIH would be devastating.

Well, that is really my point, is that we have so traditionally been bound by getting a 4-year liberal college education.

If you voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act you would have voted to make the opioid crisis worse in this Nation.

So how do we craft our training to deal with this 70 percent? You have a model.

I certainly hope, Mr. Secretary, that last week's failure of TrumpCare has made clear that the American people want the ACA to be strengthened.