We really do need these answers right away, but I would like to turn to another matter on--which is impacting public health.

We came together on a bipartisan basis in this Congress to authorize the Full-Service Community School program in 2015 because we know its value in the districts.

if the $3 million cut you have proposed were to take place, programs like this would disappear

With all due respect, the administration chose to make these cuts. This wasn't a tough choice; it was the wrong choice.

The Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement...your budget is clearly on a different mission.

I think that they are so critical to bringing together health, social support, family-community engagement, early childhood development opportunities to really help students and their families thrive.

Without fail, your vision hurts our students and their families.

But after speaking to his political advisers, he turned his back on public health for political gain.

This is an epidemic. You know, I speak to my grandkids, sixth grade, fifth grade, it is unbelievable what is going on out there.

Despite urgent warnings from Congress and the public health community, it has taken weeks for the Trump administration to request these emergency funds.

The hour is late, vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, we have once again been called to respond to a crisis. In the past, we have faced national security threats and natural disasters. But…

Let me be clear. Our Nation's security cannot afford a budget that does not adequately fund our diplomatic and development programs or lifesaving humanitarian assistance.