if we're not going to leave any children behind what about their health?

Our Nation faces an epidemic of childhood obesity.

Well, I appreciate the work that both you and Dr. Hassink are doing.

Among the Native Americans in my State, there's a high lactose intolerance. And we provide regular milk, not Lactaid.

The facts are that 8 in 10 jobs require some skilled post-secondary credential.

We are all working on the healthcare problem.

We need to create a workforce that has the skills to fill those jobs.

Under current funding levels, of course, it is not possible for the WIA system to provide services to the 88 million adults currently in the labor force who could benefit from obtaining post-secondary education leading to an industry…

I believe that if we ever get this reauthorized, there will be more funding.

This is equally important to healthcare. I want you to know that it bears that kind of importance for me.

However, it is critical that Federal policymakers address this problem.

I want to thank you for holding the hearing on this important issue.

We have got to get it done this year. We have just got to. We are going to get it done.

We really need to do something in this area, that we need to get rid of the silos, build in some flexibility, and there needs to be increased funding.

I am going to oppose cloture of the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. My colleagues know it is very unusual to have a cloture vote on a HELP Committee nominee, but this will be the second in…

Scouting came to America 100 years ago because of a good deed. We are now entering the second 100 years of Boy Scouting. As I said, Scouting came to America 100 years ago yesterday because of a good deed. An American, William Boyce, was…

I rise, again, in opposition to the nomination of Patricia Smith to serve as the Solicitor of the Labor Department. As I noted on Monday, the Framers crafted a system of checks and balances to ensure that each government branch has a means…

this argument about using the filibuster-- I have to say that both sides have used the same cloture techniques. I think if you check with the Bush nominees, we usually withdrew those and put someone else in. Of course, that had something…

I will rise in opposition to that nomination, as I did yesterday. I will elaborate a little on my concerns about the personal privacy violations in a program she created in 2009 called the Wage and Hour Watch. The Wage and Hour Watch…

I rise in opposition to the nomination of Patricia Smith to serve as the Solicitor of the Labor Department. I have got to tell you, this is my 14th year in the Senate, and this is the first time I have taken the lead in opposition to a…

If confirmed, my decisions, unlike the views of a scholar, will have practical, concrete and important consequences. I will have a duty to implement the intent of Congress.

There are so many places that a person needs to go if Ms. Smith does make it through the cloture vote. Of course, I have a lot more documents and information I will be sharing with people. I don't even know where to begin on the rebuttal…

I am concerned that the Federal Government has not been a good partner in the economic recovery.

We need to be clear with the American people about what will happen if we do not get health care costs under control.

I think it has produced little. In fact, I think it is one of the great tragedies in the history of the country that we have gotten so little out of such an incredibly large expenditure.