I want to thank Chairman Cole and Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz for their hard work on this bill. It really was a bipartisan effort, and I do think you have produced a good bill. Today, we consider the smallest of the…

I would like to thank our distinguished chairman, Mr. Culberson, and the distinguished subcommittee ranking member, Sanford Bishop, who really have done an extraordinary job on this bill. Since it is the first bill coming to the floor, I…

Well, let me just say, Mr. Chair, I think this is one of the biggest challenges we all face, because when an average kid can't afford college, even with a Pell Grant, we should all be concerned about that.

it is imperative that we continue to invest in innovation at our Nation's colleges, universities and national labs

there is no doubt in my mind that the United States has a responsibility to support investments to mitigate the domestic impacts of climate change

I strongly support prioritization of investments that conform to the President's climate action plan

additional Federal investments to renewable energy research are needed to speed the private sector's development of renewable technologies

I am not going to say increase the language classes at the detriment of pre-K or Head Start.

We should be able to give our kids a solid foundation, and then at a certain point in their education we should prepare them for international opportunities.

I strongly support Promise Neighborhoods. It is vital to comprehensively serve an entire neighborhood and create a pipeline of programs for children.

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One of my concerns, and, I know it is a concern of many of my colleagues, but it hasn't been discussed as yet, is, after 13 years of war, the invisible wounds have been among the hardest to comprehend and to treat.