We cannot let another year go by without funding to do this research. Since Congress ended support for gun violence research, more than 600,000 people have been shot, and I think we can all agree that enough is enough.

the only valid passport out of poverty is education.

You issued a declaration to preempt State regulations on companies that collect student loans.

I am asking for short answers. I have asked short questions, and I am not here to filibuster.

We introduced the bill again this year. It is a $5,000,000,000 fund patterned after what we do in disaster relief.

I am opposed to these short-term efforts.

You are preempting States' rights here.

for the past year under this administration, working families have been under an all-out assault, in my view, as I said.

The FAMILY Act, H.R. 947, also introduced by Representative DeLauro, and which I also cosponsor, addresses this problem.

Only 39 percent of employers with 50 or more employees allow employees at least five days to care for a mildly-ill child.

The Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1516, introduced by Representative DeLauro and which I am a cosponsor, establishes a worker's right to earn paid sick leave.

The Healthy Family Act, H.R. 1516, introduced by Representative DeLauro, and which I am a cosponsor, establishes a worker's right to earn paid sick leave.

In my view, it would allow people to walk around State and local laws that we have today, and maybe that's what people want.

It is concerning that these plans could enable employers to avoid compliance with state and local paid leave, family leave, wage and hour, and predictable scheduling laws.

A national policy would not be a patchwork.

This is not what the FAMILY Act does. It creates a fund with shared contributions.

Let me just tell you that the United States Congress, we have an infinite amount of sick days.

I think in so many respects we need to--let me just ask, I would very, very much like to get information back on what the consortium is doing so to get some idea of all the institutes which are currently working.

The potential is there is the--in terms of the research that you are looking to increase, is that an area that you are looking at?

It is the advantage of this wonderful committee that we have the opportunity to listen to people who are experts in the field and who are also experts in their own lives as to what this--what Down syndrome can mean in their lives.

Basic research benefits the common good. It creates knowledge, improves our understanding of biology, health, and medicine.

we are blessed to be a part of this institution. And the strength of this institution is its potential.

Please make your voices heard. There may be an attempt to cut that program by about 18 percent. That would be devastating.

I believe the proposals contained in President Trump's budget are alarming, and quite frankly, this puts us on a path towards the privatization of public education.

We need to focus our policies on strengthening public schools, reducing class sizes, supporting the teaching profession, providing more one-on-one attention, boosting student enrichment opportunities, supporting parental involvement, and…