The skills our veterans learn and develop in the military have true application to what we are looking for in the private sector.

This program is even more important.

the United States that shining light on the hill.

the money we invest in foreign aid and development, the soft power that the United States projects around the world multiplies and amplifies our hard power.

I am proud to stand by you, and President Biden in our fight to make sure that our higher education system is more equitable.

If there is something that gives me comfort as I try to sleep, it is the Abraham Accords.

A college degree, or credentials continue to be the surest path to economic security for Americans.

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for working together to put before this committee a number of bills that put the national interest ahead of partisan politics.

It is alarming to see that every republican on the House, in the House would go on record supporting cuts to Pell.

Instead of cutting programs like Pell and attempting to decrease the maximum award for the first time in over 30 years, we are trying to expand upon them.

During the markup, I asked what protections were in place to protect those honest taxpayers. Neither the Chair nor any of my Republican colleagues could point to any protections. While both sides of the aisle care about fighting fraud--and…

We all share the goal of fighting fraud. As my colleague just said, there are things that we can and do agree on, but this bill isn't that. Our focus should be on going after those who stole unemployment insurance money and fixing the…

I commend the incredible progress the IRS has made in general, improving customer service over the past year, largely thanks to the funding we secured through the Inflation Reduction Act.

I support the MAHSA Act. I deplore what this regime does to its own people, to the people across the region, and the threat Iran and the regime is to our allies and to our own interests.

25 years ago, I proudly joined many fellow Chicagoans in Kiryat Gat, Israel, celebrating the 50th jubilee anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish State in the land of the Jewish people. Today, I proudly stand in the well of the…

we must constantly remind the world where we stand on the right side of history, on the moral side of history with the people of Ukraine.

whoever hears a witness becomes a witness. And today we become witnesses to the horrific atrocities and war crimes taking place in Ukraine.

I join my esteemed colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have expressed the solemn hope that President Putin, his lieutenants, and all the people guilty of these crimes face justice.

I also am committed to make sure that we continue to prosecute the crimes for as long as necessary.

we must do everything we can to make sure that the perpetrators of these crimes are held accountable and face the consequences of their actions.

I think it is also critical. I spent my whole career in business before coming to Congress doing strategy, planning for the long term.

I take great pride in the fact that in the decade since ACA became law, the number of Americans without health insurance has dropped by almost half.

Telemedicine has improved access for virtually every American, including those who live far from medical facilities.

It is critically important that we continue to make the progress we have made on expanding affordable access to health care.

It is something that we, as a Nation, should be extraordinarily proud of, being the facilitator of this accords a couple of years ago.