John Kline

The President's budget, as you know, never balances, continues to add to our nation's debt and to the burdens of our children forever, whereas the Ryan budget balances within 10 years.

More programs and higher spending have had little measurable impact on students' academic achievement.

Each year, he is faced with the undesirable task of defending a bloated budget full of new, unproven programs.

We need an administration to work with Congress to advance lasting solutions for the challenges facing schools nationwide.

Families, school leaders, and taxpayers deserve a better way forward.

I would ask you to look at that with that awareness in mind.

I have never wavered in my commitment to see workers in the Northern Marianas receive the full minimum wage.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary. That was an excellent summation.

More than 10 million Americans can't find work and roughly 7 million are employed part-time but need a full-time job.

No executive order or unilateral action can put the country back on track and people back to work.

I urge the administration to be a partner in that effort.

So obviously there are stark differences on how best to move our nation forward.

We need to change course and adopt responsible reforms that will get this country working again.

The American people can no longer afford to invest in the President's failed agenda.

It is my hope that we can build on this progress in the weeks and months ahead.

The Senate legislation presents a solid foundation for reform, and I agree.

If we are truly here to fight for people, and to empower people, so that they can build better lives for themselves and their families, access to quality child care is something we must address.

I would like to begin by very quickly for the record introducing the first panel.

Central to this is workforce development. Central to this is the public institutions that will educate that workforce.

I think one of the areas I hope to talk about is adult education and what it means to try to bring remediation and assistance.

Our economy faces many challenges. Millions remain out of work, and the labor participation rate has declined to thirty-year lows.

So there is a legitimate business decision that is going to have to be made based on cost in dollars and cost in time.

I hate that we are in this position. Because I can't speak for the Ranking Member, but I think that he and I both believed that we had addressed this in the National Defense Authorization Act.

The advances made in charter schools... have helped lift all those boats.

We need to do better for our kids on the whole.