I wonder if you can talk a little bit--if you feel expert enough to talk about how this impacts--this uncertainty, the prospect of a shutdown, the prospect of a default, the continuing weight of the sequester--impacts the middle class.

We have an obligation to come together to find a balanced solution to avoid sequester and get back to the regular order of annual budgeting.

These are just some of the choices that we are facing that demand our action.

I remarked over and over again during that time in the State of Wisconsin about just how hard the people in my State are working to recover from the devastating recession.

Veterans do not want to hear about new programs or new processes. They really want results, and so do I.

We think that the high unemployment rate is primarily the effect of businesses not hiring.

Too many are waiting far too long for the benefits that they have earned.

budgets truly are a statement of our values and our priorities as Americans.

I think we have made great progress.

When our servicemen and -women return from serving their country, they and their families deserve the peace of mind that they will have all the resources they need to thrive upon their return.

We provide gender-specific military sexual trauma treatment at all of our medical centers.

The dual twin challenges. You want to attack one without frustrating progress on the other.