People in my district die every day. We have lost dozens of teachers in Florida.

I enthusiastically supported this provision in both the HEROES Act and the American Rescue Plan.

Thank you to today's witnesses for illuminating President Biden's budget priorities.

I am concerned about the raging, raging of mental health issues in our school districts and in our colleges and universities.

Supporting Black men and boys in their path of higher education has been my life's work.

I would like to get you to today to commit to do everything in your power to expedite the discharge for these 500,000 Americans with disabilities.

The past year has disrupted the education of millions of students and placed a tremendous strain on our students, parents, and our teachers.

We can help close the 23 billion racial funding gap that exists between school districts serving students of color and those serving predominantly white students.

Today's hearing shed a helpful light on the challenges that justice-involved individuals face to find employment.

We spend so much money on incarcerating hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. It's time that we invest in the training and support services to help individuals find sustainable high-quality careers that will reduce recidivism and…

If we want, if we really, really want to break the cycle of costly incarceration we need to reject dehumanizing policies in favor of investing in opportunities for these individuals to succeed.

If we really want to break the cycle of costly incarceration, we need to reject dehumanizing policies in favor of investing in opportunities for these individuals to succeed.