Shaun Donovan: “The President believes and I believe that carefully tailored bankruptcy reform is a piece of the solution.”

It was clear that the road to recovery would be long and difficult. But if you know anything about the people from this region--and I am proud to count myself as one of them--it is that they are resilient.

I would never believe that the private sector, left to its own devices, is the best possible solution. I am in Government because of the role of Government in setting rules and working in partnership with the private sector.

without your leadership, we would never have made the progress that we made on reducing veterans homelessness.

I want to begin by remembering that last week on the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, our Nation paused to remember all those who lost their homes, their businesses, and, most tragically, lost their lives.