"I hope today's hearing could be a substantive evaluation of the Department's loan program, but I am concerned that the Republicans continue to make the false and irresponsible claims that this program is nothing more than an effort by the Obama Administration to reward political cronies."
"That while wealth grew for African-Americans as they achieve life advances, that growth is at a considerably lower rate than it is for Whites experiencing the same accomplishments."
"We have to make sure that the people that we represent are getting the best service possible. Their health, their safety, their welfare is number one."
"I want jobs. I want jobs. I want to keep as many people working as possible."
"Labor is the foundation on which our Postal Service is built, and we must honor the employees who have served this institution for decades."
"If we can't do this, we might as well go home."
"Last year, however, the Postal Service reported losses of approximately $16 billion and it lost $1.3 billion in the most recent quarter."
"If Congress says we want you to do something a certain way, and the postmaster came back and said, no, I am doing it my way, the postmaster would catch hell."
"This budget demonstrates as vividly as possible how senseless sequestration is."
"When you have cuts there are consequences."
"It is ridiculous the downward spiral that we have in that area."