Arlen Specter: “I'd like to see it get a little more attention.”

I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.

Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.