Todd Russell Platts: “It is vitally important that all of our youth receive a challenging and rewarding educational experience regardless of…”

Access to affordable, quality education--basic education and higher education--is key to us remaining that land of opportunity

I was opposed to the bill in total, I don't want to dismiss or contend that there are not aspects of it that I think are wise and good policy going forward.

If the gentlelady will yield, I would add it's been a great privilege to serve with you here and to travel. You'll enjoy a story from that trip when we were visiting the Special Forces in the Philippine Islands. This past September, I was…

A key to our success was having an educated citizenry if we were to be an effective democracy.