"there is approximately 15,000 Federal inmates who are on waiting lists for such programs."
"So, it would seem to me that the Administration is going in the wrong direction, not the right direction."
"In addition to the fact that as Cedric Richmond pointed out, these type of programs save taxpayer dollars."
"I would just ask, given all that has been documented about the fact that inmates are more likely to recidivate in the private prison context, the safety conditions, the humanity of the conditions in w..."
"when some folks in this town talk about reducing mandatory outlays, that is 'Washington speak,' as Mick Mulvaney might say, for cutting Social Security and Medicare."
"the icing on this cake that has been given to us by my good friends on the other side of the aisle seems to be the $2 trillion in additional debt to subsidize the lifestyles of the rich and famous in ..."
"when Ronald Reagan cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires in the 1980s, it did not lead to significant economic growth. It exploded the deficit."
"when George Bush cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires in 2001 and 2003, it did not lead to explosive economic growth. We got the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression."
"the notion of trickle-down economics has been widely discredited over, and over, and over again."
"I find, you know, the attacks on the CBO somewhat astonishing."
"I am hopeful that these constant attacks on institutions important to our democracy will cease."
"Since we introduced the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, there have been a number of encouraging developments."