On the recordJuly 16, 2015
this amendment focuses on the link between learning and earning. We know that if we invest in our children in prekindergarten education, they will learn more now and earn more later. It is a State-Federal partnership. It is paid for. It focuses on 4-year-olds. Three million 4-year-olds in the country will benefit from high-quality early learning. The best testimony about this issue comes from parents. Beth in southwestern Pennsylvania said--talking about an early learning program in Pennsylvania: Her daughter couldn't write any of her letters or even recognize them. Now she's improved so much since the first day of class. And then Megan in southeastern Pennsylvania said: When her son came into this program, he was shy and had very little verbal communication. He now talks nonstop and loves hearing. That is why we need this amendment to pass. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the Casey amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.
