I was pleased that this request includes $5 million to support the design for a new facility in Alamo, New Mexico.
I was pleased this subcommittee was able to secure additional funding for alcohol and substance abuse programs in the Om...
This budget proposal would cut more than $12 million from these line items, that is, mental health and substance abuse.
We owe Indian Country nothing less and we owe our Native youth nothing less.
Do not get sick after June, and that is because we ran out of money in this purchased and referred care item.
S. 943 was introduced by my colleague, Senator Heitkamp, alongside Senators Lankford and Daines, that would help ensure ...
The two remaining bills that are the subject of this hearing, S. 1223 and S. 1285, are non-controversial.
Employers complain they can't find candidates with the right skills to grow their business.
The employment picture is brighter than it was eight years ago, but not as bright as we want or need.
We can't afford to turn our back on rural America. We need to invest in jobs there.
I don't believe that we can just say the solution is going to be everybody is going to move to an urban area.
Today, we are focusing on one way to create opportunities for more Americans--namely, by investing in education and trai...
Too many Americans can't find a job, or are in jobs that pay wages too low to achieve financial security.
So people need to know what is possible in places where those jobs may not be there today, but they could be.
We need a vibrant rural small town economy in this country and one that is not purely based on low-wage service-sector j...
You end up with a series of jobs, not a career path.
This is why access to universal pre-K is so important and why I am a strong advocate of the two-generation approach.
We also know that a college degree is not and should not be the only path to a bright future.
