"If the question is whether tax cuts pay for themselves or only add to our public debt, we have significant experience and evidence."
"If the question is whether human-induced climate change is a serious threat to America, we have significant scientific evidence."
"There is a new report out this morning from the Center for Budget and Public Policy Priorities, indicating that the safety net lifted 39 million Americans out of poverty in 2013."
"The success of abstinence-only programs, you know, it was--you know, those programs have not been proven effective."
"Less than 20 percent of the families federally eligible for child care assistance ever obtain any assistance."
"I think it is really important to renew it. It is not a panacea. But it helps parents be what they really want to be."
"Texas actually has a lot of things that we can teach both other States and the Federal level about those block grant programs."
"Unfortunately, one key safety net program, TANF, falls short on this level of success."
"I believe we need to have evidence-based programs, but we need to look at the evidence."
"I believe we have made steady progress in overcoming the great recession set in motion by Wall Street fraud."
"I think it is important that we extend the Family Home Visiting Program, Family Nurse Partnership, those types of programs that are about to expire this March?"