"I am also here today to speak on the importance of homeownership and foreclosure prevention programs in the President's budget proposal."
"I strongly support LSC funding."
"Further, because of the current economic conditions, more Americans are in need of legal assistance."
"We must never balance the budget on the backs of the unemployed, middle-class families, government workers, or seniors."
"We are starting down a road of playing Russian roulette with the American economy."
"We should not use the debt limit ceiling as a hostage."
"The proposal that we are dealing with in Congress right now has two problems with it. Number one, it will fail."
"America pays its bills. Extending the debt limit is not about incurring new obligations; it is about honoring past obligations."
"An overwhelming majority of my constituents do not want this Congress to cut Federal initiatives that serve them."
"The Federal Government has an obligation, a sacred responsibility to prepare our children for a competitive global economy."
"Cutting education priorities is the wrong move at the wrong time."