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

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

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…

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…

It's just essential that every paraprofessional in every state, have access to and financial resources for high quality career pathway programs.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

I appreciate that, and I appreciate your leadership and the fact that you've served as both a teacher and a paraprofessional, I think indicates your experience is significant.

I appreciate that, and I appreciate your leadership and the fact that you've served as both a teacher and a paraprofessional, I think indicates your experience is significant.

It's just essential that every paraprofessional in every state, have access to and financial resources for high quality career pathway programs.

I introduced my Preparing and Retaining All Educators to PARA Educators bill to provide grants to schools for the types of pathway programs.

I introduced my Preparing and Retaining All Educators to PARA Educators bill to provide grants to schools for the types of pathway programs.

Mr. President, for the first time in 24 years, this week, Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin visited the North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un. This rare trip was a sign of a new reality, and it amounts to bad news for the United States and for…

Thank you. I want to thank you all for appearing here today, and especially to our teachers on the panel.

Thank you. I want to thank you all for appearing here today, and especially to our teachers on the panel.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair execute the order of June 4, 2024, with respect to the Sullivan nomination and that the confirmation vote occur at 11:40 a.m. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune a year ago on May 3, 2023, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Massachussetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Washington (Mrs…