If four hedge fund managers today, at a time when we have massive income, wealth inequality in America, four hedge company executives making more money than every kindergarten teacher in this country, maybe there's something wrong with our…

Public school teachers should not be forced to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet.

I hope that the Federal Government can make providing funding for those programs a priority, and invest in teachers like Senator Sanders Pay Our Teachers Act proposes with a starting salary of $60,000.

Nearly 8 percent of teachers leave their profession each and every year, double the rate in countries like Canada.

For decades, public school teachers have been overworked, underpaid, understaffed, and maybe most importantly, underappreciated.

Raising teacher salaries to at least 60,000 a year, and ensuring competitive pay for all of our teachers is one of the most important steps we can take to address the teacher shortage in America and to improve the quality of public…

Incredibly, 44 percent of public-school teachers are now quitting their profession within 5 years.

This country does not survive unless we have the best education in the world for our kids, we're not going to compete economically.

The situation has become so absurd that 4 hedge fund managers on Wall Street made more money last year than every kindergarten teacher in America.

There is, in fact nothing more, nothing more important that we can do than provide a quality education to all of our young people.

If we are serious about the need for a bright and hopeful future for our Country, we must understand that the children, the young people of this country are our future.

I'm always impressed that when it comes to defense spending, hey, we could spend a trillion dollars a year.

the United States had 75 major disaster declarations since July of 2023. Just last week, a flood tore through southern Florida, and it is only a matter of time before another State is hit. This ``natural disaster'' caucus is growing, and…

I rise in support of this legislation. I thank my colleagues, Senator Murray, Senator Booker, and Senator Duckworth. You know, there are two things. One is good news, and one is bad news. I will start with the bad news. We have a terrible…

We are spending huge amounts of money locking people up in this country, and they leave prison without the skills they need to succeed in the civilian world.

It is my job, and it is all of our jobs, to represent constituents. I thought that is what we are all here for. I implore my Republican colleagues to stop putting the interests of only one man above the interests of Americans. The truth…

it is insane to spend whatever it is, $60,000, $80,000 a year locking somebody up when for less money, we can try to educate them, give them the training they need to become productive citizens.

We are here today because of the Republican Party's unrelenting effort to get Donald Trump back into office, no matter the facts and no matter the law. For over 1 year, Judiciary Committee Republican colleagues have desperately sought…