"I think you request a $16,100,000 cut to the criminal justice activities."
"I have been calling for years now to make sure that we fund it."
"this budget proposes to cut $20,000,000 out of REACH."
"We need to really recognize that and try to understand the fact that this allocation at this level continues to really hamper our ability to address our Nation's current and emerging health needs."
"There were fewer African-American males enrolled in medical school now than in 1978."
"So ethnic minorities, again, are getting cut in this budget like everybody."
"Programs like AmeriCorps VISTA, I mean, the taxpayer gets a heck of a lot for our investment."
"It is still mind-boggling to think we have a literacy problem in America."
"I, too, believe we need to increase the budget, flat funding, fine, but for what you do and for what these volunteers do, we are saving a lot of money and providing real pathways out of poverty at a v..."
"Targeted funding into poverty-stricken communities is very important."
"Education is the great equalizer, and we have got to make sure that every school in every ZIP code is providing that remarkable opportunity."