"It is shameful that we have not extended unemployment compensation to the millions who are unemployed."
"Thank you to the chair and ranking member for today's hearing."
"I have said it over and over again, the mantra of this Congress should be jobs, jobs, jobs."
"It is un-American to hurt those who are down on their luck."
"We appreciate that because so many people are learning to save for the first time."
"Can you please discuss the impact of raising the minimum wage?"
"It would enable working women to be able to feed their children and not have to make the choices between a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas."
"I think it is important for us to understand that it is not so much that people are poor that they don't eat; it has a lot to do with them, sometimes, remembering to eat and knowing how to prepare the..."
"Would all of you agree that it makes sense to spend more money to feed seniors and fund the OAA than to pay much more for the emergency health care costs that arise when people are hungry?"
"I believe that the most critical time in our lives--happens when we begin to get older."
"How do we get more African-American boys, men into teaching? How do we get them into the classrooms?"