My wife works with homeless people here in the District, many of whom are veterans, and what they tell her repeatedly is, you know, 'I need a job, and that is one of my best ways to self-sufficiency.'

There was a critical need for greater access to treatment, particularly medication-assisted treatment.

I think that is a great thing. And thank you for the work you have done on menu labeling.

I was disappointed to see cuts to cancer screenings and public health programs at the CDC.

I want to express my gratitude for the great work that you do and the commitment that you have to the mission of health and human services.

I would just say that I would think that given the scale of and the size of the issue with regard to homeless vets and some of the attendant problems, that an opportunity where we have seen success would be where we would want to place…

We can put a trained AmeriCorps member from one of our programs like FoodCorps and others, nutritionists literally in every school there teaching the children, their parents, the faculty, the community leaders.

I strongly urge you to take this off the market until you are finished with an investigation.

Overall with mental health, this is a very big issue for me.

My understanding is that the fine for violations and repeated violations is about $1,000.

I strongly oppose that idea. The threat of Ebola is not over.

A contract of citizenship defines the duties of care that a public official owes to the people of a democratic society.

I think you are again on point about the--the distressing lack of access for so many children and adults with mental illness to services.

This Section 730 was all about prohibiting the purchase of poultry products from the People's Republic of China.

Okay. Mr. Secretary, many thanks.

It is imperative that we resolve the crisis immediately, provide health and education interventions that these children and their families will need going forward.

There are so many ways in which to avoid purchasing American products.

The Department of Labor exists to represent the workers who form the backbone of our economy and are the engine of its growth.

I am going to work like hell to be able to get the Department of Agriculture to be able to take these kids and get them WIC help from age 5 to 10 instead of just up to age 5.

I talked to families who have the firsthand knowledge of the heartbreak and the havoc that is caused by addiction.

National service is a core American value. It makes this country exceptional.

The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow direct-to-consumer drug advertising.

I find that very, very troubling, and you can be sure that I will do my best to keep us from turning this around for the safety of the product that we feed our kids in a school lunch program or in a school breakfast program.

There was a campaign called 'lift the caps.' 'Lift the allocation' is where I am going with this effort.

I do have a worry that we are not going to be able to make these kinds of increases again without a stronger allocation.