According to 2006 data, there are three dropout factories in my district and five total in the state of Hawaii.
I share your concern about low performing schools and want to know how best to help them.
I have a bill, the PRE-K Act (H.R. 702) that would create a grant program to support states' efforts in providing high quality early educati...
I look upon all of you on this panel as a tremendous source of strength of our military leaders.
It is important that you move forward together as you work to improve the health of all D.C. residents.
I would encourage D.C. to continue its aggressive HIV testing campaign and to strengthen partnerships with organizations like Whitman-Walker...
Thank you very much, Dr. Martins.
I have been impressed with the response so far at all levels of government.
I want to thank you again for your testimonies today.
Unless action is taken before September, the Commerce Department will lose the authority to protect and advise the body that manages the Int...
I am concerned about COLA.
I look forward to working with you in this area.
Will you commit to review the decision and to address any inequity in the treatment of temporary employees in Hawaii and other COLA areas ve...
I want to extend a special welcome to the nominees and your families that are here.
I look forward to working with you to help increase access to mainstream financial institutions.
it is Congress's responsibility to provide support for the much harder job of reforming a failing public school system.
I actually look forward to working with my colleague, Sandy, here because it is going to be together that we work out the final financing to...
the answer to public school reform cannot be diverting public funds to private school education.
