"I urge the committee to restore funding to STEP this year."
"I urge this committee to fully support the U.S. Commercial Service."
"Cutting Medicare and Medicaid will put additional financial pressure on millions of caregivers and threatens their short term and long term financial security."
"I urge this committee to fully fund the State Trade and Export Promotion program, or STEP, which helps States work with small- and medium-sized businesses to find new markets and overcome hurdles to e..."
"It does seem more reasonable to replace it with a more balanced approach."
"With regard to the sequester, what we do know is that about 1,200 civilian employees at the naval bases in the district will be furloughed."
"We know that 10,000 fewer seniors receive 10,000 fewer meals delivered to them who currently receive their meals through the Meals on Wheels program."
"If you close that tower, you are going to slow down operations."
"I urge this committee to adequately fund the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)."
"We need a next generation of highly skilled workers to maintain our strength in manufacturing and trade."
"Pell Grants help 8,500 students and families I represent in the Second District of Washington state."