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I am supportive of this amendment, which merely adds a requirement for grantees under the Family Engagement Centers to conduct outreach to low-income families, as I understand the gentlelady's presentation. The intent of this program is to…

I'd ask the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The Student Success Act empowers parents and teachers, maintains high standards and measures of teacher effectiveness, reduces the enormous footprint of the Federal education bureaucracy, and finally gives parents, teachers, and States the…

Communities obviously are driven by tax revenue from development and real estate development and therefore there is that incentive.

My inclination is to think that after events that communities do that. Before events, they do not do enough of that.

I hope that today's hearing will serve to make the case for strong, cooperative, bipartisan action.

Rising ocean temperatures, sea level rise and ocean acidification pose serious risks to our economy and communities.

Climate change, he warns, will cripple the security environment probably more than other scenarios we all often talk about.

Climate change is a great challenge of our time.

There is clear evidence that foundation is changing.

We can stand and meet the challenge, which will change the foundation of our economy and society for the better.

The President's talking points demonstrate that he's only interested in achieving his desired political outcome--whatever the cost.

Regulating carbon is a 'bureaucrat's dream,' because 'if you control carbon, you control life.'

My vote on any trade deal will now hinge on enforcement, because I find that a trade deal is a hollow agreement if our trading partner doesn't or won't play by the rules.

I am concerned that there are not enough--there is not enough teeth and efficiency in using the WTO dispute resolution process.

Amendment 1718 is a modified version of amendment No. 1504. I made those modifications after working with Senator Graham, and he has agreed to support this new amendment. I thank him for his support. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

I have talked about how this bill treats immigrant taxpayers, specifically the restrictions on access to Federal safety net programs. The bill prohibits immigrant taxpayers from using programs they helped to fund with the hundreds of…

I rise to speak about an agreement I have reached with Senator Graham on the Hirono-Murray-Murkowski amendment No. 1718, which has been cosponsored by Senators Boxer, Gillibrand, Cantwell, Stabenow, Klobuchar, Warren, Baldwin, Mikulski…

At Dedham High School in Massachusetts, providing the required vegetables in 1500 meals each week costs the district about $111 a day--but administrators report many students just throw the fresh vegetables right into the trash.

Providing students healthier meals is a laudable goal we all share, but the stringent rules are creating serious headaches for schools and students.

These new regulations have essentially put the federal government in the business of dictating the type, the amount, and even the color of food that can and cannot be served in school cafeterias.

I rise to speak on my amendment No. 1504, cosponsored by Senators Murray, Murkowski, Boxer, Gillibrand, Cantwell, Stabenow, Klobuchar, Warren, Baldwin, Mikulski, Landrieu, Shaheen, and Leahy. I ask unanimous consent to set aside the…

I think, bipartisanly, when we find these bad apples... we want to slice and dice those bad apples so that they are ground to a pulp.

Now, Dr. Weaver and Mr. Williams, my biggest concern is that we keep cutting the budget of the Social Security Administration at a time that we are talking about investing more to keep people at work to make sure that we intervene early…