"The dual twin challenges. You want to attack one without frustrating progress on the other."
"budgets truly are a statement of our values and our priorities as Americans."
"I want to see us develop a budget that truly holds true to the belief that in America everybody gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share."
"We think that the high unemployment rate is primarily the effect of businesses not hiring."
"ESEA needs to be reauthorized by Congress this year to provide the stability and long-term vision our education system needs."
"the waivers are not adequate substitutes for ESEA reauthorization, which is 5 years overdue."
"I believe a quality education is the basic right of every American."
"I believe that every child deserves a high quality, free, K through 12 education."
"I'm deeply concerned about some of the statistics from my home State of Wisconsin, the number of citizens who rely solely on Social Security as a source of income once they retire."
"I also appreciate my colleague, Senator Murphy, for talking about some of the issues that we're not grappling with here today, stagnant wages, et cetera, as we look at the health of our middle class."
"A report by the Joint Economic Committee released this week, chaired by our colleague on this committee, Senator Casey, states that for women over 65 years of age, Social Security accounts for two-thi..."