I'm glad that we have taken a more civil approach to the annual budget process in this committee.

On the whole, I support the President's budget, especially when compared to the alternative.

I had the honor of working with the Department last year on its America's College Promise proposal to make 2 years of community college the new norm for all students.

the Commonwealth of Virginia did extremely well and, actually, better than Oklahoma on the NAEP test.

We never discuss them with any elected officials.

the State of Florida moved to just get rid of them.

The standards are there for a reason. These are very difficult surgeries to do.

Look, the tenant healthcare gives large amounts of money, big donations to Republicans who, you know, of course run the show in Florida.

It's past time for Congress to raise the sequester-level discretionary spending caps that are stunting the progress that we can make as a Nation.

Budgeting requires making tough choices, and a budget is in fact a reflection of priorities.

The passage of the Affordable Care Act has given millions of Americans access to health coverage, some for the first time in their lives.