I'm very proud the bill includes my language to permanently end the Federal Government's ability to use any incentive or...
The performance of every single student in every single subgroup matters.
ESSA is an extension of one of the most important goals of our country, ensuring civil rights and equality of opportunit...
We know what happens when we don't have true accountability. Inevitably, it's the kids from the low-income neighborhoods...
Congress decided last year to reverse that trend. The President signed the bill. That should put an end to it.
I call it the end of the 'Mother, May I' era, an era when Governors and chief State school officers had to come to Washi...
For the last 15 years, the Federal Government has gradually become, in effect, a national school board.
If you choose to put political expediency and politics ahead of the men and women on the ground, for that, you'll have t...
I would like to reaffirm my request, as all on this side of the aisle have requested, that CMS simply withdraw this prop...
I was concerned about several provisions that I believed would decrease individual choice and open the door to governmen...
I remain gravely concerned about how this demonstration, or test, as the administration calls it, will impact patient ac...
the Clear Plus Act (S. 927), introduced by Senators Jerry Moran and Jon Tester.
I am worried that for a number of reasons, but in significant part the regulatory environment is reducing access to cred...
A part of this is also the need for a growing economy.
The constant concern, and there was plenty of evidence before and after passage of the legislation, is that the IRS agen...
I was generally pleased to learn that our tribes believe that the Rural Development State officials are doing a good job...
Would the folks I know in my Rural Development office in Topeka have had specific training through USDA with regard to i...
I would just point out that I am here serving in my capacity as a member of this Committee but there are four or five of...
