Why shouldn't private workers be allowed to do that?

Why should we not consider the reform and expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit as a way to help women and men who are working and not making enough money?

I've made my point. I thank the witnesses for being here today.

If our goal is to help working women and men who are not making enough money, why would we take action that would cost 500,000 Americans jobs?

Another way we could create more jobs is to approve the Keystone Pipeline.

Congress passed the law to which Senator Harkin referred, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act almost 5 years ago, and it clearly was taking a position to discourage the use of tobacco products.

So you do not come down on either side yet as to whether it is tool; more important as a tool to help those who already smoke cigarettes to stop smoking or more dangerous as a tool to encourage kids to start smoking?

I support the option and the regulation that would exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation.

I would encourage you to do that. I think it is more important to get this right, as you know very well, because of your background.

I certainly have no objection to your continuing.

I'd like to deregulate higher education as much as we can and still be good stewards of the trillion dollars in loans.

According to the law, that's true, but not according to the Congressional Budget Office, who has told us the reverse.

I wouldn't want students around the country to believe that the taxpayers are profiting off the students.

The average Pell grant is about $3,300. The average community college tuition is about the same.

Wouldn't it be helpful if the law made it clear that institutions that wanted to do a good job of counseling about that could?

Investing in education is investing in our future.

We would like to repair the damage that Obamacare has done.

Why not trust States to give individuals more choices like the Cover Tenn plan that Emily had?

Ms. Burwell's distinguished leadership and her notable experience in both the private and public sectors make her uniquely qualified to lead HHS during this critical time.

We are not here, and I am not here, to change anyone's mind on what they believe about the Affordable Healthcare Act or Obamacare, as you will.

What I would like to do is give her more choices.

We would like to turn it and head it in the right direction. We want to repair the damage that Obamacare has done.

If you like your plan, you can keep it for a year.

I would simply ask you to focus on answering the questions that Members of Congress ask you as we go forward.

Would you extend the 3 years that you now allow States to have to help people keep the plans that they want to keep?