"We are so proud to have you represent App State, and we appreciate all the support you have provided to educators, schools, and classrooms not only in North Carolina, but across the nation."
"I have long believed the most important work in schools happens at the State and local level."
"I think it is very exciting that we are seeing this new approach to preparing people to teach by doing the things you are doing."
"It is not a mystery to me it seems that we have had difficulty in the last few years recruiting people to go into teaching."
"While we worked diligently to elect a Speaker of the House, there was confusion about when Members-elect officially become Members of Congress bestowed with the powers of the office to perform their d..."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members. Thanks for hosting this member day and giving members the opportunity to speak before the committee."
"Well, we have seen throughout the time of the Biden-Harris administration that it overstepped its bounds all of the time."
"The Biden-era EPA has managed to add $1.3 trillion in cost on Americans."
"We need to stop adding to the regulatory burden that threatens to choke off innovation and economic growth in this country."
"This bipartisan bill will strengthen Congress' ability to stop Federal regulators from loading up the private sector and state and local governments with costly new unfunded mandates."
"I think that we have an EPA that is basically out of control and imposing horrible regulations and costs on the American people."