We have got to solve this problem because these numbers are hard to even comprehend.

So moving forward, not making that cut is going to be very expensive.

Medicare, according to CBO, Republicans, Democrats, AARP, is going broke in 10 years.

I don't think we are seeing a good return on investment despite heaping more and more money on it.

I think we haven't done enough at the federal level to incentivize completion.

We ought to fix why the costs continue to go up and up.

We don't want to see hungry children. We don't want to see hungry people.

But you can't--I think the point we are trying to make, and I just have a short period of time, is that there can be some function of the committee.

You all owe the taxpayers $141 billion, so when taxpayers are seeing millions of dollars in bonuses going to the executives, I understand their outrage.

I think people feel we get paid too much, and our deficit is $14.3 trillion and rising.

Clearly this hearing is important because job creation is bipartisan.

I have introduced the bill H.R. 2854, the Employer Free Choice Act and used the word voluntary.

I was just thinking about the ranking member's responses--we opened the hearing or his statement saying that this was a partisan hearing and that we had more important things that we should be doing.

I think that maybe it is premature to ask some of those, considering where we are at in this process.

To this end, colleges and universities need the freedom to adapt to the ever changing needs of local businesses.

We can and we must change this.

Employers need a workforce that is flexible, responsive and highly skilled.

One of my top priorities in congress is to ensure that our young people and non-traditional students have access to an affordable and internationally competitive education.

I hope this written testimony provides you with a perspective as to the role that NADC plays in job growth.

America is facing historically tough economic challenges and the Fourth District has been hit especially hard.

Do you think your taxes are paying for that, for your employees?

One thing I think my colleagues might agree on that has come up a few times today is that maybe one of the biggest impediments to learning is the politicians and the Federal Government.

we have 600,000 new jobs to report.

It should be noted that before this health care bill was passed, if you study the polls, 75 percent of Americans rated their health care as good or excellent.

I don't think anybody is going to sit here today and give gold stars and A ratings to the success and the state of these programs.