Rosa DeLauro

To date, the Congress has not yet received a final report.

We know that of all the school-related factors, teachers matter the most.

The demand, frankly, far exceeds our ability to support this work.

Well, it continues to be my hope that we will not focus continuously on the test score because children in high-poverty areas are dealing with serious, serious consequences, and we need to focus more time and attention on training the…

In apropos of my colleague's comments with regard to fraud, my understanding is that the Education Department Inspector General has determined that the biggest problem was at the University of Phoenix.

What is Title I money supposed to do? It is supposed to give poor children a real chance in life.

Unfortunately, the research shows that these teachers-in-training are less effective than those who enter the teaching profession fully prepared.

I want to associate myself with my colleague, Mr. Simpson's remarks both on TRIO, but also on Impact Aid.

This isn't just doing the right thing for the black community or the Latino community. This is the right thing for our Nation.

I strongly support the President's goal of improving access and completion and reining in college costs.

There is a lot of good in this budget.

I applaud this request for beginning to chart a path out of austerity.

The madness of sequestration has hit Labor, HHS programs funded by this committee especially hard.

But last week the majority introduced a bill that I believe threatens to throw it all away.

I believe that the Federal Government has the responsibility to help everyone to gain access to a quality education, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

If I had one tax dollar, the best investment we can make is in high-quality early learning.

Overall, this budget request is a step in the right direction.

There is a significant increase in the budget.

I think it is imperative, this moment, because you are moving, and we need to make sure that we get all of this as we move forward.

I don't have to tell you that men and women differ in their responses to medical treatments, and, oftentimes, using the models that rely exclusively on male animals can lead to serious harm.

We have worked to make sure that women were represented among the subjects of biomedical research, including in the preclinical research studies.

If there is an area in which we can come together and understand the value of what we have here, that I think it would serve us well to think through what we should do for the future.

I too believe that if we can get to a consensus on the spending issues and take a look at where we need to go with regard to sequester.

I think the world has changed and our vision is a pre-K through 14 system of compulsory education.

I think this idea of a minimum of community college being the expectation, the norm, is hugely important.