Lloyd Doggett

I do have some doubts as to whether now is the time to implement a funding structure that will help put taxpayer dollars with some third-party investors instead of directly into the future of these children.

Most of us are familiar with the old saw that a conservative is someone who says, 'You go first.'

The question we have today is the impact of social impact bonds as a new phenomenon and whether this is the best way to encourage stronger and more responsive communities.

I salute Mr. Young, Mr. Larson and their co-sponsors for recognizing the need to invest more in programs that will help low- and middle-income Americans get an education, attain long-time employment, and be successful in other areas.

In a time when there are so many valuable initiatives that are limited by budget squeezes and even by sequestration, it is important to be as creative as possible.

You may call this amnesty. I call it a hope for our country. You can call it conservative. I call it wasteful. It wastes talent that this Nation needs. We need to reject this mean-spirited legislation that would deny rights to these young…

We are not asking for amnesty, but how about just a little decency, a little civility, a little humanity, how about just following existing law, going after the smugglers, and providing the supplemental resources needed to see that their…

I look forward to the testimony of each of you so that we can learn how to make genuine improvements.

As I said earlier, a smaller and smaller portion of poor families, poor children, receive TANF.

Our decision should be guided by what the evidence shows, not what ideology dictates.

Every dollar that we shift to subsidize employment means a dollar less for some other initiative.

I believe that our objective should be to encourage innovation without wasting taxpayer money on programs that don't work that are not cost effective.

We know that every single dollar that these Republicans add to the national debt--and they propose to add about a trillion dollars to the national debt with these unpaid tax breaks--every one of those dollars is another trillion dollars of…

We need to reject this bill that still comes up too short for too many students. We need to let them succeed in today's global economy and ensure that students have the support that America needs to be competitive and successful.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), who cochairs the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth. I don't know another Member of this Congress who has expressed more concern in going all over the country…

The same Republicans that are advancing this include a group that have characterized as welfare Pell grants, school breakfast programs, senior nursing care programs. They want to lump all that as welfare, and they say we just can't afford…

Just because these were written with a prescription instead of on the street doesn't make their impact any different.

The question is whether or not we will take the action to do something to change anything, and that, whether that action will occur in a meaningful way is far from certain in this Congress.

I think that while no doubt medication can be one appropriate tool in a treatment plan for some children, it has instead become the first line of consideration for too many children in our foster care system.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), my colleague.

Those investments can be made by simply asking those who have been so privileged and who have enjoyed so many tax loopholes to pay their fair share for the future of America. I believe it is an investment for a stronger America, which will…

I think your testimony--and yours, as well--really did bring a human, very human dimension to the statistics that we frequently throw around here about how this program, this intervention, can really help make a difference in lives.

I really think would threaten the continuation of home visiting, child abuse services generally, and a wide range of social services.

The decision last week of the House to continue this program on a temporary extension...

This cannot be a one-size-fits-all kind of approach.