"The most important piece of public policy that we could undertake to increase labor force participation is a Federal Paid Leave Law."
"I especially want to highlight your commitment to addressing the opioid crisis."
"Let me be clear: House Democrats would never have supported, and the President of the United States would have never signed, a law that revoked rulemaking authority or set a dangerous precedent when i..."
"I strongly believe the Federal Government is responsible for providing educational equity and strong guardrails to protect the civil rights of all students."
"I am glad this committee is continuing its work to make sure that the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act delivers on the goal of Congress in providing State and local education agencies ..."
"It bears repeating that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is really a civil rights law."
"I am confident that the Every Student Succeeds Act will uphold the civil rights legacy of the original ESEA and be responsive to the needs of students in each community."
"One of the most frequently criticized pieces of No Child Left Behind that I have heard about over the years is the high-stakes testing."
"We need to start looking at assessments as a positive tool to help inform instruction."
"I think make great progress in developing the trauma-informed practices, which I am hopeful are going to be able to reduce suspension and expulsion that we are seeing in early education and child care..."
"If the choice is between a Republican budget like last year's and the President's request, I'll take the President's request any day of the week."
"This budget season we will have tough choices to make as a Congress, choices that will reflect our values."