Without such Federal support I fear our progress, despite the valiant effort of cash-strapped States, will be far too slow to achieve the improvement in scale we need.

We are faced here, as we in business occasionally are, with a transformational investment opportunity.

I hope the stories and the experiences I have shared will be instructive as the committee considers legislation, like the Strong Start for America's Children Act.

we appreciate the work Senator Harkin, Senator Murray and others did to make sure the needs of MSHS children were addressed.

I believe the Federal Government has a crucial role to play in jump starting effort and funding at the State and local levels to scale programs that work.

But failing to invest in children when they are very young means a higher cost to society, and business, down the road.

But more importantly, I am the person you pay later. I am the person you pay later if you do not invest in early childhood education.

Madam President, I would like to take a few minutes to speak on the bill being considered today, the Paycheck Fairness Act. The proponents of the Paycheck Fairness Act argue that many women continue to earn significantly less pay than men…

I want to know if the database will make clear to the readers what specifically a provider accepts is reportable.

I want to say to you, Madam Secretary, that with the release of the rule regarding qualified health plans in the anti-kickback statute, it is very unclear to me what the Federal policy is regarding the anti-fraud provisions available in…

If the merger is approved, Comcast-Time Warner Cable would become the largest cable television and IT service provider in our country.

Madam President, there are reports that after we return from either this break or the next, the Senate may take up the so- called Fair Sentencing Act, so I rise today to start discussing this bill with my colleagues, particularly those who…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives, and I appreciate this privilege to do so. It is something that I would encourage a lot of the Members to participate…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Paul Osadebe and Emily Schwartz, interns with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Madam President, I see the time has come to recess for the caucuses, but I just wish to say that today is another important day. Today is the 150th anniversary of the date that Abraham Lincoln signed the law authorizing the institution we…

Madam President, today is Equal Pay Day. I mentioned that to someone earlier and they said: What does that mean? What that means is an American woman working full time in America today--I am talking about an average American woman working…

A big issue.