If it were accessible, would it therefore be accessed?

Well one is a lack of maturity, and the other is a lack of a quality option.

That is a different issue than the quality of education.

So if you put a different question, if you go to this school with this degree, you're more likely to have a job...

Companies like Turing and Valeant kind of abuse the social contract, which gives you a reasonable rate of return for drug marketing, and they've gone way beyond reasonable.

in commemoration, celebration, and honor of Veterans Day, I would like to share the stories of two Louisiana heroes who served in World War II: Lucius Forsyth and Robert ``Emmett'' Stanley--two Louisianans who answered the call to serve…

the Cassidy-Murphy bill focuses on the need for evidence-based practices.

We will talk to the appropriators and try and get you all more.

the Cassidy-Murphy bill creates an assistant secretary for mental health specifically charged to do this job, the interagency coordination, which has not been done since 2009.

for 25 years I have worked in the Louisiana public hospital system. You cannot help but notice when you work in a public hospital system, but also in private hospitals, how often mental health issues are directly a part of a patient who…

I started a congressional Dyslexia Caucus to raise awareness of those affected.

What is the cost to society of the child not being identified and not receiving what that child needs?

You can look at poor reading rates in 3d grade and predict the number of prison cells you need 20 years later.

We passed a bipartisan resolution which calls upon Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed.

All including Republicans and Democrats must come together on this human issue; dyslexia is not, and should not, be used as a political issue.

I think schools of education can do a lot more than they're doing.

Louisiana cheated him.

One of the things that has come up is standardized testing.

I'm struck that you advocate for yourself at LSU.

If they are not accommodated and their needs not addressed, then it is not an arc toward success, it is a descent into a frustrated life.

It is against the law. Sometimes, I hate to say this, it may take a lawsuit.

Waiting is harmful and not acceptable.

Again, could you just speak to that?

It just strikes me as somehow odd, because I've heard that in Louisiana people entering prison are screened for dyslexia.

dyslexia is especially prevalent and unrecognized in children of color and children who are disadvantaged.