Richard Durbin actually said...

Drastically cutting NIH, as the House budget would force us to do, would be a classic case of penny wise and pound foolish thinking.

The rate of growth of student indebtedness in our country is alarming.

Taxpayers deserve some assurance that a Pell Grant invested in a student is leading to a better career.

We can deal with our debt responsibly and in a balanced way. We have to reduce the debt and deficit.