You can't hire the workers you need unless women can work, and that's not going to happen unless there's childcare that's affordable.

Oftentimes the way this Committee discusses alleged foreign influence in American schools and colleges, can be unproductive and harmful.

Unfortunately, today's hearing has been another part of the majority's extreme MAGA agenda to inject culture wars and partisan politics into our public schools.

I am committed to get this application moved forward.

So far, I am championing nine legislative items in the Congress to tackle these important issues, and this is an issue that I will continue to focus on.

How is it fair to require a small community to essentially recomplete it over and over again for 3 years?

One of my highest priorities is to find solutions to help Oregonians address the challenges of wildfires.

What is in our jurisdiction is for every student to have a high-quality public education and to protect students' civil rights.

I want to reiterate that right now the majority is proposing significant cuts to the Federal education budget.

I was not concerned at all that the experience would turn her into a Communist, or that she might be recruited to be a foreign agent.

For a prepared and diverse workforce ready to implement the act, there must be access to high-quality, affordable childcare.

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You are talking about piped water, right?

For decades, people have had an accelerating level of nitrates in their water, to where it is way above safety now.

But isn't that kind of the core purpose of the DWWIA money, is to help folks in rural areas be able to address this kind of challenge?

I want us to find a way to help these communities out.