"That is why this morning I introduced, reintroduced the SLICE Act along with Congresswoman DeLauro, Congressman McGovern, and Congressman Rangel."
"Pizza is fine. We all probably eat it and it has its place in school meals, but it is not broccoli, it is not a carrot, it is not celery."
"So in Colorado, 100 percent of the districts participate in the National School Lunch Program are certified for the $0.06 reimbursement, so again, this is--shows that there needs to be a better implem..."
"I would like to highlight the successes of Boulder Valley School District under our director of food services, Anne Cooper, who added cooking and salad bars in schools across Boulder Valley School Dis..."
"A lot of Coloradans in my district and across my state still don't know how Obamacare can help them."
"We are also doing outreach to English and non-English speakers in the Latino community through media personalities, nurses, doctors, friends and family, and running TV, radio, and print ads in Spanish..."
"I applaud you for those efforts."
"In addition to expanding access to high quality early education programs, it is crucial that early education programs such as Head Start work with elementary schools to ensure a strong transition."
"We appreciate that in the failure of this Congress to reauthorize, you used the process that was contemplated in No Child Left Behind."
"Seldom do we see as good an investment in our future."
"I hope it provides a good start for our committee to do its important work in getting accountability right."
"I think it is important that many years hence from No Child Left Behind, 12 years hence, that we don't take a step backward."