I really appreciate the Department's template for State plans that include descriptions of state strategies, for carrying out these required activities.

For years, I have introduced legislation to fix the absurd way that the bankruptcy code treats student debt.

This budget takes the task of reckoning with these inequities seriously, with investments across a range of programs to help ensure all students can get a quality public education.

This budget takes an historic step on that front by proposing a $3 billion increase for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

I am concerned that free community college for everybody unfairly subsidizes higher-income students.

reserving the right to object, let me just say that over the last year, we have heard constantly that you should ``stay home when you are sick.'' It is good advice, of course, and the right thing to do for public health, and I certainly…

Investing in our transit systems and our agencies is really important as we talk about reauthorizing the nation's surface transportation programs.

I appreciate your work on that, but I do want to urge you and the FTA Administrator Fernandez to work with our transit agencies on the ground out there.

It is essential, the Federal government does all it can to provide the resources and coordination with state and local authorities.

I would really love to have your support on that.

I just want to say I was really pleased to see the proposed levels of investment for the Department of Transportation in the President's budget.

I was really pleased to see the strong funding for home and CDBG programs that were included in the budget.

That money is so critical to keeping workers on the jobs and trains and buses moving on time.

I have spoken to people in communities across my home state of Washington who have raised really serious concerns about the impact this pandemic has had on housing security.

This is going to take a lot of work to build us back fair and stronger.

I was really pleased to see President Biden's budget lay out a plan to meet this moment, and to push out strong investments in creating and preserving affordable housing.

I believe it is essential, the Federal government does all it can to provide the resources and coordination with state and local authorities.

I just want to underscore my strong support for major investments for affordable housing, like the ones that are included in the American Jobs Plan.

This year's request specifically propose to eliminate PILT funding, and just for the Hanford and Savannah River DOE sites.

This will not only help see our Nation through this pandemic, but help us rebuild our public health system.

the U.S. is the only industrialized nation where the maternal death rate is rising.

the Federal Government has both a legal and a moral obligation to clean up the Hanford Site

It proposes increasing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget by nearly a quarter.

We now have people trying to go back to work, and they're going, I couldn't afford this before, now what am I going to do?

I always say a budget is a reflection of your values, and all-in-all, this budget paints a clear, encouraging picture of President Biden's values on healthcare.