You end up with a series of jobs, not a career path.

Employers complain that they can't find candidates with the right skills to grow their business.

If Medicaid expansion funding were eliminated, how much additional purchased and referred care appropriations funding would IHS need to maintain care above Medical Priority Level 1?

Access to an affordable college degree must be available to every student who desires it.

Employers complain they can't find candidates with the right skills to grow their business.

This is why access to universal pre-K is so important and why I am a strong advocate of the two-generation approach.

This budget proposal would cut more than $12 million from these line items, that is, mental health and substance abuse.

Yes, and I am sure that if the $99 million in cuts were restored to you, you could make progress on additional items also.

We also know that a college degree is not and should not be the only path to a bright future.

I am disappointed that this budget does not invest more in loan repayment and scholarship programs.

I was pleased that this request includes $5 million to support the design for a new facility in Alamo, New Mexico.

This week, Senator Gardner of Colorado and I introduced the CHANCE in Tech Act, which encourages educators and businesses to start apprenticeship programs for the tech sector.

S. 943 was introduced by my colleague, Senator Heitkamp, alongside Senators Lankford and Daines, that would help ensure that the Johnson-O'Malley Program, which is so critical, would serve all Native children.

I continue to have concern about the Service's ability to effectively recruit and retain qualified staff.

They are concerned about returning to an era of IHS healthcare rationing.

So people need to know what is possible in places where those jobs may not be there today, but they could be.

Today, we are focusing on one way to create opportunities for more Americans--namely, by investing in education and training options.

What should we be doing to make sure that, you know, we avoid that scenario with your students or other students across the country?