The president's proposed Preschool for All program would be housed at the Department of Education, but HHS plans to continue to operate Head Start and the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

We will not put a child in a program that is putting that child at risk.

It gets very frustrating, of course, for us here as we look for information from the departments.

These programs and proposals have received bipartisan support in the past and they should have bipartisan support today and in the future.

The economy continues to move along at an anemic pace and the national debt will soon reach an astonishing $17 trillion.

We need information, we have responsibilities here to legislate and provide oversight, and we don't get the answers.

The President promised to lower health care premiums for the average family by $2,500, but premiums rose 4 percent last year and 9 percent the year before.

Repeal is unacceptable because it will take away these important benefits already in law.

shouldn't the administration withdraw it and work with Congress to reauthorize TANF?

This is outrageous, especially at a time when the Affordable Care Act is coming into full effect.

America tried to enact meaningful health reform for nearly a century but we couldn't make it happen until President Obama and a Democratic Congress finally made it happen.

The law will lead to either higher prices for his customers or fewer hours for employees.