I am here to communicate their views to the committee.

The fact that we must fight to provide family planning services and education to women and girls in this country is a stain on this great nation's reputation.

I would also ask that this committee consider fully funding and restoring cuts to the Workforce Investment Act because there are many jobs right now in this country that go unfilled because we need people who are trained to be hired into…

I urge the Budget Committee to be weary of short-sighted proposals that would eliminate job-creating programs and compromise our safety for the sake of immediate savings.

Cuts in funding for state and local preparedness grant programs... will have long-lasting repercussions on our nation's ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond to terrorist attacks and major disasters.

I am asking Congress now to address the needs of our cities and our local units of government to provide more funding for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical providers, and other first responders that we need to make sure our…

The federal government just needs to fund those mandates, so that every child in every school district can get the best possible education.

I ask this committee to use part of that money to help forgive certain student loans on millions of Americans who are struggling with student loan debt.

the choices that a family, a business, or a government makes when crafting a budget, says everything about where their priorities lie.

The choices we make as a Congress can either right these past wrongs or double down on the current path with inequality.

it seems to me that we ought to stop paying companies for leaving the United States of America with tax advantages.