Marcia Fudge

So my question is--why does it seem as though the Administration and this Congress are targeting the health care providers that can least afford it?

I, certainly, am concerned, though, about the recent reductions to Medicare payments and the effect that they will have on safety net hospitals, in particular.

Without a doubt, these cuts will adversely affect already financially weak safety net hospitals and the people they serve.

Every single child in this county deserves a good basic education.

You knew you were going to be in a difficult spot.

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Ohio for all of his work. I think it's an excellent bill, and I'm certainly happy to have cosponsored it with him. I would now, Mr. Speaker, yield to my colleague and friend from the great State…

The first question, Mr. Assistant Secretary, is if you look at MSHA's fiscal year 2013 congressional budget justification, it provides that MSHA is vigorously pursuing policies and procedures to ensure miners are aware of their rights to…

Community based organizations (CBOs,) both private and non-profit, possess firsthand knowledge and experience implementing effective and successful workforce development measures.

What is your agency doing about that problem?

Certainly my friend and mentor, Donald Payne, does leave behind an impressive legacy of protecting workers' rights and improving educational opportunities for our children.

While today marks the end of his work on Earth, the results of his labor will live on for many years to come.

In my home State of Ohio, manufacturing is a major industry and we have many unemployed workers, as you might imagine, whose skills are not being used.

Obviously, we all want to be good stewards of the public dollar, that is what this whole thing is about.

I support your efforts to ensure that people who need SNAP receive the benefits as opposed to those who defraud the system.

SNAP is the safety net that helps tens of millions of American families during this tough economic time.

Any improper payments made with USDA funds are a concern for this Subcommittee.

Thank you so much. Now, we would have the Whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer). Congressman Hoyer is taking the lead on this as well, and we thank you for being here tonight.

Our Whip has joined us. Before he speaks, I would like to yield to the gentleman from Georgia, Congressman Hank Johnson.

Thank you very, very much, Congresswoman Kaptur. Now, to my friend also from the State of Texas, the gentlelady from Texas, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

Thank you, Congressman Tonko. I appreciate it. Now, the dean of the Ohio delegation, my friend from Ohio, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

Thank you, Congressman Green. And he's right, the fight remains the same. I yield now to my classmate and friend from the great State of New York, Mr. Tonko.

Thank you so much, my friend. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Al Green.

Thank you so much. And I do thank my colleague from Ohio because we are going to continue to stand together and we're going to win. I now yield to the gentleman from Illinois, Congressman Danny Davis.

Thank you so much for the history lesson we just received. As you know, there are many things going on in the State of Ohio, and that's why I'm joined tonight by another one of my colleagues from the great State of Ohio, my friend, and…

I thank the gentlelady. I yield to someone who certainly we all know has been so involved in voting rights and a person on whose shoulders I stand, the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. John Lewis.