I respectfully request that you preserve funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Science.

If there are funding constraints that the Budget Committee feels could inhibit the construction and completion of the hospital, I would hope that Committee members would be willing to work with me.

I truly believe our nation must keep our promise to those who worked their entire lives to prepare for their golden years.

the private sector is better suited to the constant adaptation needed to ensure that our workforce is best aligned with the labor demands

And I think the definition of 'homeless' in the education agency is so important.

I am pleased the Obama Administration supports our call to wind down Fannie and Freddie and I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how we move forward.

How can we ensure that the Labor fiduciary rule and the ongoing efforts in the SEC are aligned and help offer investors more, and not less, education and guidance on planning for retirement?

I do think that this proposal expands the universe of people who owe fiduciary duties to ERISA plans...

The bottom line is that never again should taxpayers be on the hook for risky housing finance policies.

It is time to move toward a market with less reliance on government guarantees and more private-sector participation.

It is in the taxpayers' best interest that as soon as possible, the Federal Government gets out of the trillion dollar bailout business and out of the practice of owning and running private businesses.