Thank you very much. And thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back.

the more control individuals have over the use of whatever they give or is extracted from them, the more likely they are to give more.

I am indeed, as a strong supporter of the arts, I am pleased to welcome Jimalita Tillman.

I think that employers who hire someone who has been unemployed for, for example, more than 6 months, or employers who hire someone such as a veteran, should be rewarded, should be rewarded for taking that chance.

I think it reinforces for anyone who has any doubt of the impact, that the program, through the utilization of resources that came from the United Way and other places, played a significant role.

Her mother also worked with the Honorable John Lewis when she was 16 years old on the staff of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank all of the witnesses, not only for their patience, but for their testimony.

Well, thank you very much. I can see why you have been Woman of the Year, and I suspect you will continue to be Woman of the Year.

I applaud you for holding this historic hearing to discuss the problem of and potential remedies for the school-to-prison pipeline.

I must thank you for your leadership in raising one of the most profound, most pernicious, and most complex but most elusive issues of our day.

We will all owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude because you will have helped put the spotlight on one of America's most glaring but most elusive problems.