John Tierney: “The Honorable John F. Tierney, a Member of Congress from the State of Massachusetts, Opening Statement.”

Ensuring that all Americans get a decent job that pays a fair wage, access to affordable, quality health care, retire with dignity.

The risk that you have is that the board may disagree with you, and then that is the risk that Mr. King takes.

There is always a reason. And when you talk about prioritizing, we had amendment after amendment on the Republican side to cut special ed, to provide money for another program.

Understand, I hear horror stories--you know, my constituents calling me--that would stand your hair on end about the way they are being treated by folks like that who end up putting them in a worse situation than they would otherwise be if…