Charter schools are not subject to the same level of oversight and accountability as traditional public schools.

Not all charter schools provide students with a quality education.

I find that personally offensive as a Member of Congress, as someone who cares deeply about every student, to suggest that I might have questions about charter schools because of money.

Poorly regulated charter schools often have poor academic outcomes.

The bill imposes congressional oversight on the expenditure of taxpayer money.

As I prepare to leave office at the end of this Congress, one of my greatest disappointments has been an inability to make progress dealing with our flood insurance system and the dangerous pattern of development and infrastructure. What…

in a few minutes, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Marjorie A. Rollinson to serve as Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, and I want to make a few key points about her. First, she has exactly the right experience to do…

This week we are having a public media summit in our Nation's Capital, with representatives from independent television stations from across the country. Thirteen years ago, the prospects were not particularly encouraging. We had just had…

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach both the North and South Poles, said: It looks like I do these journeys alone, but it takes great support from people in the wings pushing you along these journeys and helping you. The same can be…

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

I want to say to my colleague from Illinois that I am so proud to be a supporter of your legislation that is going to provide the necessary protections for women in America to become mothers. I think I mentioned this to my colleague at…

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months.

I ask unanimous that my intern Sophia D'Amelio be granted floor privileges for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

I have a strong belief in the power of international trade agreements to make a profound difference. It is not just because 95 percent of the global economy is outside the United States. These agreements are necessary to raise standards…