"Unfortunately, unscrupulous actors who pervasively ignore the law are allowed to compete with those who follow our labor laws."
"the schools and the government own it and can they sell it? And the answer should be without the parent's consent, no, they don't have that ability."
"I wanted to talk about a couple things. First I wanted to follow up on Mrs. McCarthy's question regarding abusive practices of restraint and seclusion."
"A recent Denver Post article--without objection, I would like to submit to the record, Madam Chair--cited that the Colorado Department of Education statistic found the number of homeless children in C..."
"I would like to address to Ms. Nowicki if she can speak about the definitional barrier GAO found and how its implementation might leave these vulnerable students without the necessary support to live ..."
"I also wanted to address GAO's recognition that certain vulnerable groups, including LGBT students, are not protected from discrimination under federal civil rights law."
"I am the lead sponsor of the Student Non-Discrimination Act and all of our committee Democrats are sponsors of it."
"I was proud to work with Ranking Member Miller and Chairman Kline to improve the Federal Charter School Program."
"I strongly believe that our children are our Nation's most precious resource and their futures should not be limited or influenced by a permanent government record that contains unprotected informatio..."
"We appreciate the recent leadership from Representatives Polis and Messer in assembling stakeholders to engage in collective efforts to improve student privacy."
"Thank you for the opportunity to offer written testimony today on such an important topic for all of us in this country."
"I deeply appreciate, on behalf of my constituents, the attention your committee is devoting to the issue of abuse of demand letters."