The Special Olympics is an authorized program.

I was surprised that he would say no more of this.

I know for a fact that in our districts, I know members of the Congressional Black Caucus' districts, these earmarks leverage private funding and foundation funding.

this is about the 13 percent cut in the majority's budget in regard to CMS and the Medicare program management.

The economic recovery program was a response to the recession, to massive unemployment.

I want to thank you and the President for committing to investments in education.

It did nothing about attacking the $40,000,000,000 we provide for a subsidy to a special interest, and that is called the oil industry.

This effectively terminates the Federal Government's role in the workforce development, something that did not occur under President Reagan's administration, not even under President Nixon.

The question of deficit reduction is where you start? And it should not be on the backs of people trying to make a living.

I just would add a point on this that I think it is important to note, that reports are that the for-profit institutions represent 11 percent of higher education students, 26 percent of the student loans, and 43 percent of loan defaulters…

I am sorry, Ms. Roybal-Allard. I apologize.

We have health care here. All of us who are sitting here have health care.

I challenged all those Governors last weekend to say that is the wrong cut to make.

let me associate myself with the comments that were voiced earlier by my colleague Barbara Lee about the impact of consolidation, competitive grants and the lack of earmarking, which in fact is going to result in very critical programs not…

The right will protect you. The right side will protect you.

Early interventions produce broad-based benefits, reduce social and economic inequality.

Even though budget balance is important, pay-off to the early childhood programs are especially higher as a result of the beneficial returns to the overall economy.

If we want to create jobs, grow the economy, and reduce the deficit in the long term, it does not make sense to roll back our critical investments in education.

I cannot emphasize enough how important Pell Grant support is in helping people of all ages go to work, go to school--now more than ever.

Yes, I think, of the number of rounds we have had, I think I have asked only a couple of questions, so I am going to take some time.

If H.R. 1 is passed, which will eliminate WIA formula programs to provide job training and employment-related assistance, where will these job seekers be able to turn for help?

To cut the deficit, the majority could have ended $40,000,000,000 in subsidies to oil companies, $8,000,000,000 in agricultural subsidies to big businesses, $8,000,000,000 in giveaways to multinational corporations who send their jobs…

the funding is not there for community health centers.

I am pleased that, unlike the budget put forward by the majority here in the House, this request invests in continued medical research at the National Institutes of Health.

Community health centers are the backbone of quality health care in rural States like Montana.