John Yarmuth

Every single Republican unanimously just voted to shut the government down and default on U.S. debt.

He’s wrong. You know, he tries to make this case that this is all about passing the ability to incur future debts. This is all about paying for what we have already committed ourselves to.

The question is what does the country need us to do.

What we`ve been focused on and what the Biden administration has been focused on is not the dollar amount. It`s the policy, it`s the programs and the benefits that we think we need to give the American people so that we can create an…

It makes no sense that we have a debt, a statutory debt ceiling, we`re the only country in the world that has one like this. I think Denmark has one that actually automatically escalates as they appropriate more money to increase the debt…

We have some people who say, for whatever reason, let -- we`ve got to do the -- the physical infrastructure first because that`s the easy part. That`s the bipartisan part. But we -- there are many, many more in the Democratic Caucus who…

Double the Pell, triple it even. I just ask that you act now.

It's also the case that when students go to college they don't just have to pay for tuition and fees, they also need to cover the cost of things like transportation, housing and food which have increased at a pace that Pell Grants have not…

we will discuss the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, a bill that Congressman Pocan and I introduced, which would double the maximum Pell Grant award and tie future increases to inflation.

Yet despite their proven success, Pell Grants now cover a small and shrinking share of college costs for students who receive them.

Congress signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 into law to ensure that any individual, regardless of their background or ability to pay could access a college education.

I, along with my colleagues have called for the maximum Pell Grant to be doubled and tied to inflation.

One program, more college access, more college graduates, less student debt.

Educational access will be the driver of our recovery and our ability to rebuild from this devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

We must address the root causes behind persistent barriers to postsecondary degrees-namely chronic State disinvestment in higher education.

We passed three COVID relief packages, providing more than $75 billion to help institutions stay afloat, reopen their campuses safely, and address the urgent needs of students.

By the way, Senator Manchin, there are 221 of us who are in the same position in the House and another 49 in the Senate who are just like you.

I hope we get it done. But no doubt that Mitch, whom I’ve known for many years will take credit whenever he can.

Unity is our strength. And I say in this case, unity is our only chance.

It seems to me that even though we are not, apparently, teaching critical race theory...

It seems to me that Mr. Carter basically insulted the troops, our troops.

This movement, anti-CRT movement, is almost something that I think actually supports the premise of CRT...

This is kind of like passing legislation to prevent non-existent election fraud.

Would you say that the threat posed by climate change represents more than .1 percent of all the threats that we face?

A budget, of course, is a statement of your values.