Bob Casey

My main concern has been about China.

Currency manipulation was the main driver of our growing deficit with Japan.

I hope that you would look at taking some sort of action on FIRPTA.

I think both of us agree that whether there is a dispute, whether you raise a dispute about one particular study, we can agree that currency manipulation has been damaging to our economy.

I will close by saying that we would like to work with you. I understand and support the President's broader initiative.

Children are best served when raised in safe, loving families; congregate care may be appropriate as a temporary placement for children to address complex physical, mental and behavioral health needs.

The extension that the Congress passed ends at the end of next month.

I know competence and integrity when I see it; I think you have demonstrated that in this job.

We are heartened, and we just hope that your commitment to it, the administration's commitment to CHIP, will be shared by people in both parties.

I am unalterably opposed to any block-granting of Medicaid. It is a really bad idea, but worse than that, it would be harmful to people.

I was heartened and encouraged by the proposal.

I appreciate your commitment to increase funding for that, and I believe that it should be bipartisan here.

In Pennsylvania, we have one of the oldest States by demographics of any.

Congratulations on your Chairmanship, and Ranking Member McCaskill, the same, as well.

I am glad that you focused on this topic for what I guess is the first hearing, and we are grateful for that.

Well, as quickly as you can, get an answer for my letter, because we are getting a lot of calls on this.

Your challenges in the budget become problems down the road for the middle class and for vulnerable families.

The budget environment in the last 5 years has brought about a devastating erosion of taxpayer service, harming taxpayers individually and collectively.

The main purpose of the IRS is to enforce the law and serve the American people.

People who are calling and trying to find out exactly how to abide by the law, get information so that they can be a responsible filer, get delayed, and those who cheat on their taxes, to the detriment of all those who pay, are made less…

I am a great believer that if we point out problems in an agency or program and ask for reforms and change and better service, we have to be willing to support the resources to get the IRS there.

I believe that if kids learn more now, they're going to earn more later, and that's not just a rhyme. It happens to be true.

I must be able to identify and report results beyond academic achievement to indicators for health and wellness, discipline, attendance, and family engagement.

I think we can have both a very strong ADA as well as a strong and well-implemented Affordable Care Act.

Well, as someone who spent only a total of 1 year as a volunteer teacher in a volunteer program, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, my placement was in north Philadelphia. I really could have used a program like the one that you described.