Jeff Merkley actually said...

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Mr. Secretary, for all of your companions who are working so hard on these issues.

I want to echo Senator Whitehouse's concern about the chained CPI.

Has the President and his team carefully looked at such measures and tried to evaluate them in terms of fairness to our seniors?

I applaud the President's attention to manufacturing in this budget. I applaud his investment in education, early education and STEM, his un...