"making an investment in diversity and inclusion is not only the right thing or the moral thing to do; it makes good business sense."
"Yet, the Administration is again threatening to circumvent Congressional intent, this time to roll back categorical eligibility and to take food assistance away from children, families, veterans, disa..."
"In December, the President signed into law a bipartisan farm bill which many of us here helped to negotiate in good faith."
"The Export-Import Bank has been critically important in boosting North Carolina's economy and creating good-paying jobs."
"It is my hope that we can strengthen and reauthorize the Bank well in advance of the September expiration date."
"the right to learn is undoubtedly the most fundamental."
"where you start out in life doesn't have to determine where you are going to end up or just how far you can go."
"HBCU's are producing 17 percent of all bachelor's degrees that are earned by African American students, 24 percent of all STEM graduates."
"Senators Doug Jones and Tim Scott and Representatives Alma Adams and Mark Walker recently introduced the FUTURE Act."
"education is the pathway to greater opportunity."
"I am happy that the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor HHS Appropriation bill includes much needed increases in funding for HBCU's."