"This is a wonderful, wonderful device to make sure that we include everybody in the opportunities that America and the world has to offer."
"I was a sponsor, as you know, of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is what is called in the act a 'reasonable accommodation.'"
"And that bill to which you referred also made a substantial contribution to local police departments, funding local police departments so they could maintain safety, which we have seen so dramatically..."
"There is no greater advocate for children in this Congress than Rosa DeLauro."
"A former Governor of my State--famous or infamous, depending upon your perspective--Spiro T. Agnew, once said that the cost of failure far exceeds the price of progress."
"As someone who has long advocated for greater Federal investment in skills training and workforce development as part of my Make It in America agenda, I am eager to hear her perspective."
"The cuts that were proposed would have significant impact on schools across the country, the 50 million students in elementary, middle, and high school."
"It is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men."
"It is very important I think to have the psychology of counselors, of educators, to understand there are some kids who want to be maybe computer people that after 2 years of a junior school or 2 years..."
"Treating this issue, as I believe it is being treated, as a divisive issue, as a pejorative issue, is unfortunate."
"If you invest in your children, if you invest in people's health, mental health, and education status, that you will have lesser costs."