Who are you? Who are you?

I have concerns about the readiness of our Army as well as our other services.

The whole purpose of this budget is not only to deal with today's problems but to start building tomorrow today, in health care, in education, and in moving to clean energy.

We want to make the funding for Pell grants assured, so that someone in 8th grade or 9th grade will know that it will be there.

Let me tell you why I think that is important. Because, having served as superintendent of schools, a lot of youngsters drop out mentally before they drop out physically.

Not only are you important, but we are going to invest in you for years to come.

There is no reason that the application forms need to be intimidating and confusing.

We need to change that dynamic so that those kids work hard, go on to college, and then stay in college.

I think this will have real impacts if we follow this through, if we work with counselors.

The budget is more than just a document. It really is a statement of priorities, and I think, to a large degree, it is a moral document.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on No. 425 and ``no'' on No. 426.