We have to find a way to live within our means and cut the excesses and the unnecessary.

I recently introduced the LEARN Act which is a program to provide Federal support for comprehensive State and local literacy programs.

investing in high-quality early learning opportunities such as child care and pre-K sets children on the path to success.

I want to thank Senator Franken who also had a particular interest in this issue and who is one of the prime movers in encouraging the subcommittee to have this hearing.

I can't thank you more for making this the topic of our initial hearings and I look forward to working with you this Congress.

we think this could be the germination of where we could get some good bipartisan support

I think that is excellent. I would say to my colleagues, because I know PNC is in Maryland...

I hope this really sets the framework for the way this subcommittee will focus, very content-rich...

If I hold a hearing on that are you ready to come in and talk----

I do and it was because quite frankly the women of the House were now on the Armed Services Committee

There is significant evidence that says early childhood education pays the bill.

And of course our friend, Senator Casey, introduced some important legislation yesterday.

I hope that we can hear more about what the Administration intends for those grant awards from you today, Dr. Lombardi.

For the boys it must be impactful to have a male family coordinator--because let's be candid about the workforce.

You need to clean this up, you need to do this right.

I attribute much of who I am to the Head Start program and my life mission to be the father to my children that I never had in part is a result of the life-lessons I learned while in Head Start.

It is really the economics of this.

We could talk about the military aspects and the fact that we are looking toward a redeployment of our combat troops starting in the next month or two.