"We have an enormous responsibility to deliver for the students in a system that should be our country's great equalizer."
"We need to continue on, but the strategy is ensuring States and districts focus like a laser on evidence-based responses to learning loss."
"This is wage theft, plain and simple."
"How does your budget address the larger childcare crisis, specifically the staffing shortages and the underpaid workforce in the childcare sector?"
"the Democrats worked with the President and with you, $130,000,000,000 to K through 12 schools in the American Rescue Plan, 20 percent to deal with learning loss."
"We increased the Childcare Development and Block Grant funding by $2,700,000,000 while I was chair."
"Let me be clear. Much more funding is necessary to address the childcare crisis in this country."
"We must defend public education, not defund public education."
"Maybe Congress ought to take a look at providing you with that authority and with the resources, as well."
"I am proud of where we ended up with the 2024 appropriations bills, but there are still unmet needs for workers."
"Unfortunately, many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to roll back these essential protections, but we cannot go backwards."