Senator Bennet and I were at a community meeting in Durango where the results of testing and water samples were displayed.

One of the things you said was that we ought to reward students and institutions who are making a difference against the odds. That is the right way to think about it.

As I listened to the testimony today, I'm reminded again that policy is one thing and implementation is something else.

We've just, with the Chairman's leadership, managed to pass a reauthorization of what used to be called No Child Left Behind, which for a long, long time measured the wrong thing.

opening statement

I am introducing a bill today, the All Kids Matter Act, which will give all States the ability to invest in prevention efforts for families on the front end before our Nation's children end up in the foster care system.

We have to find a way to reduce the use of congregate care settings and encourage States to adopt best practices to find families for our children.

If we are serious about reducing violence on our campuses, perhaps counterintuitively the best thing to do is to empower survivors with the right to decide who receives their reports.

Good data can be an important foundation for change, and, as you've said, if no one knows what's going on, then there won't be any change.

One in five women means something is very, very wrong. Students, all students, should be safe on campus.

On behalf of the providers in my State and those that all of you represent who face a multitude of requirements and compliance issues around electronic health records, what do each of you think is the most important thing for us to…