The safety of our nation's children is probably one of our most, if not most important responsibilities of government.

I want to sincerely thank you for your presence here today and taking a tremendous personal tragedy and working to make it a true public good.

First of all, we would like to thank Chairman Kildee and Chairwoman McCarthy, as well as Ranking Members Castle and Platts for the opportunity to discuss a matter as important as student safety and the prevention of harassment in schools.

the establishment of universal voluntary home visitor services.

A federal investment in evidence-based home visiting, as proposed by Chairman McDermott, Congressman Davis, and Congressman Platts, will ensure that more families in communities across the country are given the opportunity to participate…

we would like to thank Chairman McDermott, Representative Danny Davis and Representative Todd Platts for their leadership on this issue

We applaud the efforts of both Chairman McDermott and Representative Danny Davis, as well as Representative Todd Platts...

the opportunity of home visiting... is a strong avenue to assist in achieving this vision

Too many families do not receive the early support they need to ensure that their children have appropriate and healthy early childhood experiences.

If we move forward with the Administration's proposal to convert all schools to the Direct Lending program, how can the Department of Education ensure that smaller schools will get the same loan servicing assistance that their larger…

Would you consider amending the definition of 'youth' on next year's FAFSA so that all homeless students born after January 1, 1987 can qualify for financial aid?