I think it was a bad idea to use the recent defense bill to relax waiver authorities on Russian defense and intelligence sector sanctions.

Congress crafted tough, comprehensive Russia sanctions, enacted last August by overwhelming majorities in both chambers.

U.S./EU unity is critical if sanctions on Russia are to be effective.

I hope that we do not forget that while the Government can play a significant role in helping to educate the public, the reality of it is that there are a lot of private sector tools that are already available.

I wish someone had written a book called, 'The Magic of Compounding Interest.'

When you study the figures, one of the things that I think manifests fairly quickly is the bottom two quintiles is where you see the greatest exposure and the damage from the payday lending cycle, the cycle that never ends.

Let us not forget Middle America.

Ignorance is bliss; ignorance is not bliss.

the average person coming out of college today will have between seven and nine different jobs.

I and Joe Donnelly have worked on--although he is not here--financial literacy as it relates to college education.

Thank you and the Ranking Member for holding this very important hearing or roundtable discussion on a very important topic.

the long term care aspect of retirement is one of the major concerns of any one in Middle America

But I will just say that perhaps you would invest all of our time more wisely if we talked about the interconnectedness of the global economy...

the average person in their 401(k) has about 1 year of income that is in the 401(k).

it is my honor and privilege to pay tribute to an outstanding leader and warrior, Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew, commander of U.S. Transportation Command. General McDew is retiring this month, having served this great Nation for 36 years…

We should be strengthening, not weakening, sanctions.

It seems like to many of us that our efforts have just not been effective enough.

Russia's election interference... poses a problem that goes far beyond foreign policy, and strikes at the core of our democracy.

the taxpayers are the ones that are losing the elasticity in their paychecks...

Medicare for all under conservative estimates would increase Federal budget commitments by approximately $32.6 trillion dollars in the first 10 years.

today I wish to honor SFC Christopher A. Celiz, who was fatally wounded while conducting operations in support of a medical evacuation landing zone in Afghanistan last week. Sergeant First Class Celiz was a Summerville, SC, native and…

One of the challenges that we have with one of the largest economic expansions since 1854, I think we are in the third longest expansion, which is good news.

The necessity of understanding and appreciating ways to recalibrate the workforce for the future is an important ingredient to sustaining the long term success that we have had recently.

This is great news! Securing this provision in the tax bill was a huge legislative win for the millions of Americans living in struggling communities in need of a renaissance.

I think that is a noble thing to do.