We are making advertisements and qualifications match the States in which our schools reside.

Senator Tester, Vice Chairman Udall and I have a bill called the Native Educator Support and Training Act, the NEST Act.

I am going to support all three pieces of legislation, the Johnson-O'Malley piece and the two Oregon pieces.

Indian Country has a shortage of qualified educators. We have to support programs to get more teachers and principals to tribal communities.

I want to thank Senator Thune and Nelson for their work, Ms. Cortez Masto and many people here.

Senator Collins and I have introduced the American Apprenticeship Act, which provides competitive grants to states...

I worked on a provision in this bill with my colleague Senator Hoeven to expand STEM opportunities.

Last Congress, we passed a bipartisan bill that makes critical updates to 'No Child Left Behind.'

We must do everything in our power to prepare our children for the future.

STEM education is an important component in college and career readiness for students.

I hope we, along with VA, are able to thoroughly consider pragmatic and timely solutions to the many costly issues impacting VA's ability to manage its care.

I think it has become obvious in the short time of this new Congress that this Committee is committed to tackling the big issues.

It is going to transcend politics. If it is not done now, we can no longer kick this can down the road.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Kreitlow and Ford family on being recently named the 2017 Farm Family of the Year. Built in 1898, the Kreitlow farm has been passed from generation to generation for more than a century, with each…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Logan Aleshire, a senior at St. Cloud Tech High School, on recently being named the Minnesota High School Class AAA Baseball Player of the Year by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the United Way of Central Minnesota for helping families throughout our communities escape poverty for an incredible 50 years. Over the past half century, the United Way of Central Minnesota has raised…

I have concerns that young farmers are experiencing challenges in accessing Federal cost share programs.

Voluntary conservation programs like the EQIP program are especially popular with conservation-minded younger farmers.