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We simply cannot fail. We simply cannot kick the can down the road. The time to act is now.

The time now is to act.

The bill directs resources to states and local communities to support innovative public-private partnerships.

The federal government plays a catalytic role in advancing initiatives by innovative state and local governments.

Neither adoption nor foster care is the correct permanent solution for temporary problems.

Social impact financings gives local leaders the flexibility to design and adjust programs to fit local needs in order to ensure that they have the desired impact.

This legislation would provide funding to promote a variety of Pay for Success approaches and also test social innovation financing of Pay for Success strategies.

Evidence-based practice can be an effective strategy to help vulnerable families and at-risk individuals.

A key component of the Hatch-Wyden proposal is that these types of interventions must be evidenced-based.

Federal policymakers should encourage, enable, and remove barriers to conducting evidence-based policymaking at all levels of government.

Bipartisan legislation--in the form of the Social Impact Partnership Act (SIPA) sponsored by Senators Hatch and Bennet...

We believe this program would encourage private-sector investors to provide the necessary capital to establish or expand the interventions.

A key component of the Hatch-Wyden proposal is that these types of interventions must be evidence-based.

I am a strong supporter of this approach, which is why I am pleased to have been able to work with Senator Bennet to introduce legislation that will foster the creation of public/private partnerships.

The impetus for this Initiative is to provide greater certainty and local management of federally managed lands by resolving long-standing and highly controversial land management issues.

Such a unilateral designation would not be supported by this Commission nor would it be favorably accepted by a majority of San Juan County residents.

I have no additional speakers. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

The graduation rate in the D.C. public schools is 64 percent. The graduation rate at the OSP program is 90 percent. Those are results, and they are worth every penny. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker), a…