Nobody owns us, Mr. Wittman. Nobody owns us.

Today, many children are prevented from reaching their full potential because they are suffering from the significant, long-term effects of trauma.

I want to begin by acknowledging that this morning marks eighteen years since the terrorist attacks that struck New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

This health extenders package is good news for the Marianas and all the insular areas.

Thanks, also, to Mr. Soto and Mr. Bilirakis of the committee for understanding the urgency of this insular Medicaid crisis.

I am ever so grateful to the American people for the assistance they provide to my constituents in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Thanks to all the members of the committee for reporting favorably the Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health 'REACH' Act last week.

Insufficient preparation and weak support systems are areas where there may be a Federal role.

We can all agree that every child in the United States from the Marianas to Maine deserve quality instructions from quality teachers.

One goal of the Act is to strengthen programs for teachers.

So as a Nation, we really must do better.