Simple, structural rules to help this market work better is something that both Democrats and Republicans should support.

Right now, colleges that offer a high-quality education and colleges that offer a low-quality education have essentially the same access to Federal loan money.

We shouldn't just rip out the regulations without thinking about it.

Until we get there, our continued efforts to address this issue are an important part of who we are as a people.

We have more work to do, including passing long overdue LGBT anti-discrimination legislation.

I wish that all Americans could apply for jobs and go to work, confident that they would not be passed over because of their age.

I am pleased that the bill we are talking about today takes steps to address these concerns, and I look forward to working with the Chairman on this.

That is why it is so important that we invest in developing alternatives to critical materials and finding other ways to reduce our reliance on oversea suppliers.

I realize that investments in high quality research cannot solve all our problems, but this research represents a very important opportunity to reduce our reliance on unreliable, foreign mineral sources.

I hope that Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray will work with me to make sure that we use the data we are collecting

Last year, I introduced an amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act reauthorization bill to require the Secretary of Education to protect student privacy but to make these data available.

a budget is about building for the future. A budget is about what it takes for our families, our businesses, and our economy to grow and prosper. The basics are pretty simple: Our kids need access to a good, affordable education. Our…