I called for in my Relaunching America's Workforce Act, and the $100 billion for workforce development and programs President Biden called for in his American Jobs Plan.

One key priority for me is to hold predatory, for profit colleges accountable so that students get the results that they were promised and that they have paid for.

We really should be looking at giving students flexibility when they are completing their programs.

It is critical that Congress and HHS work together to ensure that States receive the funding that they need to support continued access to substance use disorder treatment and services.

I think that, the passage of that legislation to end that practice, was an example of really patient-focused policy-making.

I am pleased that the American Rescue Plan that the President signed into law last month included a provision from the Protect Students Act to help stop for profit colleges from taking advantage of veterans and service members.

We have to double down. And it is critical that States have the funding that they need to continue to provide treatment for opioid use disorders.

We also have to work on expanding higher education programs to engage workers who have fallen out of the labor force.

I have two of the most eloquent colleagues in the world, Senators Menendez and Casey, when it comes to talking about home and community-based services.

I recently joined Senators Young, Kaine and Cassidy in reintroducing the bipartisan Innovation Zones Act.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 152 as a further mark of respect for the memory of Officer William Francis ``Billy'' Evans of the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the backlog of veterans' disability claims and appeals.