The Javits Act remains the Federal Government's primary program to promote educational excellence and close excellence gaps.

I am a longtime supporter of Pell Grants and the TRIO program.

public health, especially in a time of crisis, is an inherent political activity, and public trust is very delicate.

We must cut the size and the scope of the Federal Government.

I was shocked by how many Democrats that spoke out against it at the time.

Your proposals all but turn loans into grants by having borrowers pay so little.

We owe it to the American taxpayer to say we want your money spent effectively.

I support biomedical research that will help cure cancers, dementias, and the other chronic health diseases.

Even with the committee's generous increase of funding last year, the act only provides less than 30 cents for each of the country's 56 million K-12 students.

Increasing the funding to $1 per student or $56,000,000 would provide ample resources for all these activities to occur.

I, too, am saddened by the fact that museums are not eligible to apply for Community Project Funding because it is a real need.

So, but this program, 21st Century Learning Centers, is named after Nita Lowey, who was the chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee, who was very, very much committed to the afterschool program, as I am as well.

What we are hoping is that the committee will be able to make an investment...$53,000,000 this year.

We will not tolerate discrimination. We will not stand by idly while some groups--groups who have had higher rates of suicide attempts.

I support programs that provide quality early education, access to quality healthcare, and programs to help people with disabilities live independent lives.

the number-one thing does seem to be jobs in those communities, and you go there, and unfortunately, it has been decades long.

There are going to be so many jobs that, to me, providing universal access to 2-year schools will prepare our workforce, adds to the economy, making sure folks get into these jobs, making $60,000, $70,000 to start, without $150,000 in…

I have little confidence that such flexibility would be used to exclusively prepare for pandemic preparedness and biodefense.

Rural Americans are the backbone of this country.

I believe very strongly that she should be able to participate only with girls.

But who is kidding who? The blind students will be teaching the teachers.

This is a hearing that so many of us have been looking forward to.

Every dollar spent by the Government is a dollar that is taken from hard-working Americans.

It makes no sense for Congress to fund elective abortion with tax dollars.

I have not heard anybody campaigning in America that says I want to have 200,000 less 3- and 4-year-olds in Head Start.