I can assure you that this subcommittee is very much against the continuing resolution, because that's no way to run the Government.
I take it that you have concluded that when you provide resources for quality early education, that you certainly set the stage for school s...
I thought it was interesting that members would even object to turning over earmarks that would never be spent.
the most important thing we could do to really turn around our education system in terms of dollars put in and the returns that we get is pr...
the level of risk is for a gap and how long any such gap would last.
Do you believe the Hatch Act should be reviewed in light of these developments?
Thank you very much, Senator Johnson, for your statement.
I think it is worth a review, and I would again want to work with this Committee on that.
I have worked to reform the protections for Federal whistleblowers, enacting the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.
I feel strongly that our service members' rights must be protected as they prepare to enter or return to the civilian workforce.
under USERRA, we really need to protect our returning service members.
I believe that civil servants must be able to serve their country without undue influence or fear of discrimination or retaliation.
What new creative efforts are being considered by your administration to improve student performance within large ethnic and recently immigr...
Every dollar we spend on quality early learning really comes back to us many times fold, up to $17 worth.
I think that there is a growing consensus around the idea of supporting quality early education.
I will do whatever I can to oppose that cut in any bill that comes out of this subcommittee.
the Senator wisely requested that NIH initiate an in-depth analysis to be performed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assess the scienti...
That will not happen.