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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...

I rise today in honor of the memory of a humble statesman and an adored colleague and a dear friend, Senator Bob Bennett. Bob passed away peacefully in his house last week with his wife and children gathered around him by his bedside. In…

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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…

We are here to pass an important bill, Mr. Speaker. This bill is H.R. 4901, known as the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act, or SOAR. The SOAR Act continues a three-sector approach to education within the District…

In conclusion, let me read the first sentence of the first paragraph from the D.C. Mayor, as well as the majority of the Council. ``As Mayor and members of the Council of the District of Columbia, we support the three-sector Federal…