Carolyn Maloney

Most Millennials will need a college degree to come close to matching that success.

These challenges were greatly magnified by the Bush-era 'Great Recession.'

Millennials are central to our Nation's economic, social and cultural vitality.

We all have an interest in making this program as strong and successful as possible.

These assertions are largely not supported by the facts.

The Social Security Disability Insurance Program is a critical part of our safety net that protects each of us in the event of a life-changing injury or illness prevents us from working to earn a living.

SSDI is an insurance program. Workers earn benefits by paying a small tax, less than one percent of their taxable income, over years of work.

But today we did hear concerns about the SSDI. We did hear that SSDI is plagued by fraud and abuse; that the program is growing at out-of-control rates, that it is easy to get on SSDI and that it discourages work.

The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is a critical part of our safety net that protects each of us in the event of a life-changing injury or illness that prevents us from working and earning a living.

I am distressed about the future because there is no funding, there is really no Federal program and housing is so expensive.

There are over 900,000 people on a waiting list to get into public housing.

The only Federal program that is out there now is the Housing Trust Fund, and even that is a limited one.

I want to thank you for holding this hearing on these important bills.

Do you think that is a fair outcome?

This makes no sense and threatens to raise borrowing costs for municipalities across this country.

The recent explosion in student debt risks the economic security of young Americans and threatens our economic growth.

Rapidly growing student loan debt is a significant challenge facing our country.

The core issue is that Republican Members of Congress now almost universally oppose a woman's right to choose.

Last week, the Democratic members of this committee sent a letter warning our chairman that the relentless campaign by the conservative House Freedom Caucus to attack Planned Parenthood was in fact part of a broader power struggle.

I find it totally inappropriate and discriminatory.

Are you aware that over 2.7 million men and women in America choose Planned Parenthood as their primary health provider?

The majority of Americans disagree with these extreme views, and we will do everything we can to stop them.

Republicans want to outlaw a woman's right to choose.

doesn't consolidating the responsibility for enforcement of consumer financial protection laws into one Bureau actually promote the rule of law?

Seventy percent of the guns came from America.