 Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations. |
| Studies indicate that most of young adults struggle to grasp even the most basic financial principles that will allow them to manage money and prepare for their future. |
| Our safety at home and the cause of freedom abroad is largely contingent upon our success in Iraq. |
| Social Security Number Cards by themselves were never intended to be personal identity documents because they cannot confirm that a person presenting a card is actually the person whose name appears on the card. |
| The establishment of a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week will significantly increase awareness of meth and educate the public on effective ways to help prevent its use. |
| By encouraging conservation, increasing investments in clean, renewable sources of energy, and promoting increased domestic production of oil and gas, we can build a more secure future for our country. |
| Without significant reform, the Social Security Administration will be legally and financially unable to pay full promised benefits within a generation. |
| Today's vote ensures that coal will continue to be an important part of our nation's energy policy, with strong parameters to make it cleaner and more efficient. |
| Though Congress continues to explore possible solutions to ensure social security solvency, everyone must take personal responsibility to prepare their own retirement savings accordingly. |
| Increased awareness and education could be a great help toward improving spending and saving habits and increasing participation and contribution levels to retirement plans. |
| We must continue our fight to ensure that Federal, State, and local authorities have the resources and support necessary to combat this growing epidemic. This is a top priority for me and many of my colleagues here in Congress. |
| The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students. |
| Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement. |
| We have all read tragic stories in our local papers about gun accidents as a result of misuse. As lawmakers we can better promote safety and responsibility by encouraging gun owners to purchase gun safes to store firearms and keep them from falling into the wrong hands. |
| It is never too early to encourage long-term savings. |
| Employer contribution pension plans have become increasingly popular throughout the past two decades. |
| We must fight and win the battle against terror overseas so we never have to fight it here at home. |
| Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical. |
| Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities. |
| Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Islamic extremists will be a disaster for the world. |
