"the House Republican budget took a very different approach. Their budget makes no attempt to replace sequestration in a balanced or fair way."
"I will also continue working to end the terrible epidemic of military sexual assault in the services."
"They have had to eliminate a classroom. They have cut slots for children. And they have let staff go."
"I certainly agree, we should all be working together to tackle our long-term budget challenges."
"When State funding declines, tuition goes up."
"The statistic is that CBO has lowered its estimate of Federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid to such a degree that spending for 2020, one year, just one year, is now $200 billion lower than CBO th..."
"But as we all know now, it did not work out that way."
"Not a time to take a peace dividend."
"This will ensure that no individual member of the chain of command can misuse their authority to deny justice and hurt the victim."
"I continue to urge Congress, in the strongest possible terms, to avoid sequestration by devising a comprehensive and balanced deficit reduction package."
"Democrats agree sequestration is a terrible way to cut defense spending the same way it is a terrible way to cut spending on education, health care, and other national investments."