"We need to do the same thing for public education."
"And, unfortunately, the research shows that unlicensed care is often the only affordable care or available option for many low-income families."
"generally, 2 1/2 years later is 2 1/2 years too late."
"I have spoken on many occasions about my commitment to ensuring that all children receive healthy meals, because I have been on the other side of a classroom where a kid returned on a Monday morning h..."
"Right now in many of those countries that I visited, I see how drought has caused food shortages, jeopardizing school meals for more than 800,000 children."
"Since the establishment of this program we have fed more than 40 million children in 41 countries."
"No child or human being is illegal. As leaders, we should refrain from using such language when referencing the status of an individual, especially a child."
"I urge my colleagues to consider the cost of not educating 7 percent of our population."
"I am concerned that we are losing sight of the fact that every dollar misused by the department represents a lost opportunity for a stable, high-paying job for one of my constituents."
"In my state, we have 4,312 Registered Apprenticeship programs, all bolstering higher--more access to opportunities."
"I think we all agree that the apprenticeship model is the model that we need to further."
"I am assuming that you cannot say that there is comparable data that says that IRAPs have the same salary post-graduation as apprenticeship programs."