Education is a cornerstone and the foundation in which we build our collective future.

There is significant room for improvement in Indian test scores and the delivery of the Indian educational services.

If waste, fraud, and abuse is taking place, it must be investigated and the responsible company, individual, or State needs to be held accountable.

In this Congress, the safety net which protects millions of Americans, elderly, children, and the disabled, is under attack.

I think we have come to a good conclusion with that.

I think you summarized why we need to address this really well, watch out for taxpayers...

There should be no confusion about the current Republican plan, which was voted on in the chamber a week or two ago regarding Medicaid: they want to cut it and they want to block grant it.

If kids are hungry, they cannot concentrate in the classroom.

the term 'unconstitutional,' versus not in the Constitution, directed in the Constitution are two very different ideas

all politics is local, but I really appreciate you being here. This is how we express ourselves in a democracy, so the arts are important to our democracy.

I was glad to see the President did not zero out in his budget but was disappointed at the funding level.

It is a dirty little family secret, folks, and it needs to come out in the public if we are going to work on this.