I'd also like to thank today's Ranking Member, Barbara Mikulski, for agreeing to partner with me once again.

I thank you, Senator Mikulski, for your kind comments, but, more importantly, for your passion on this issue.

Child care is one of the most important decisions a parent will make when it comes to raising their children.

Let me say if God gave us grandchildren first, we'd have never had kids.

I would respectfully urge you to follow the law on this, and as well intentioned as your motive might be, taking money away from vouchers to require States to use contracts violates the law as recently enacted as 2014.

I don't know how else to be clear on such an important conversation for parents who are looking for a clear path to creating a better life than to make sure that those same parents who are smart, engaged in the process of taking care of…

Child care is not a luxury. It is a necessity and should not be beyond the bounds of a family budget.

I want to thank Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, for inviting me today, and especially I want to thank Senator Burr, Senator Mikulski for their leadership on the Child Development Block Grant reauthorization.

Not one Senator in this body would send their child to a facility where convicted felons cared for their child and where basic health and safety measures weren't followed.

Thank you, Senator, for that editorial.

today I wish to pay special tribute to Jack Livingston, a key member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff for more than 12 years. Jack's lifelong commitment to our national security began when he was just a young man and…

I rise today to speak on the importance of fighting the Zika virus and the urgency of being prepared for the full range of threats we may face, whether naturally occurring, such as Zika, or manmade. To some, this may look like a…