"I want them to stay off the chopping block."
"It is really shocking that more than 50 percent of American workers do not have one paid day if they are sick."
"I want to congratulate you on requesting $500,000,000 for the Community College and Career Training Grant Program."
"If they lose $845 dollars--many of them are first generation--they can't go to mom or pop and say, 'Can you help me?'"
"I really want to thank you for that, and we are on yellow."
"How can I go to community college? How can I afford to even go there?"
"I strongly support after-school education. And I am appreciative of the $100 million increase you proposed for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program."
"I just fundamentally believe our schools should be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day, with a wide variety of after-school programming."
"I hope we can correct it as the negotiations go on--the NIH spending is being cut by 5 percent."
"Frankly, when President Obama talked about winning the future, Madam Secretary, to me there is nothing more important than investing in the National Institutes of Health."
"So that is why I voted against the CR, Mr. Chair, because I am very concerned that it would cut 5 percent."
"While one side is seeking to slash the most important student financial aid program, the other is prioritizing initiatives to further educate students."