"The constitution actually prescribes in the 14th Amendment that you never question the debt of the United States."
"They’re only concerned about their own brand. They’re not thinking about the objective of not just the Democratic Party but what’s a good policy for the country."
"The question is what does the country need us to do."
"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 appro..."
"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 America..."
"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, ma..."
"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."
"We must address the root causes behind persistent barriers to postsecondary degrees-namely chronic State disinvestment in higher education."
"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."
"Double the Pell, triple it even. I just ask that you act now."
"Educational access will be the driver of our recovery and our ability to rebuild from this devastating COVID-19 pandemic."
"One program, more college access, more college graduates, less student debt."