I know that there are some parents and students in the audience who have a very passionate position, as I do, on the importance of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship.

I certainly think that your success on charter schools is undeniable, and thank goodness that you've taken that try.

Given my personal experience, I respect the right of a State to establish entities such as the BOCES to provide shared educational services.

Part of our updated guidance that's coming out... includes standardized contract language that we expect will be adopted in all the contracts that agencies use for IT.

Both State and non-State actors who were well-financed, highly motivated are persistently attempting to breach both government and nongovernment systems.

I wish they would stop.

Who makes these mosquitoes, by the way.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and no problems there.

I certainly am pleased that your answer to Senator Roberts about the safety of his daughter hanging out at the beaches in South Carolina was an affirmative.

As you know, many folks with opioid abuse issues are struggling with mental illness, and in South Carolina, I think it is one out of three seeking treatment, either self-reporting mental illness or doctors determining that the individuals…

Sounds good. I always want to follow the chairman and the would-be NBA basketball star down there.

There was one account that was zeroed out. I assume the access to recovery account was zeroed out by the administration.

Exactly. Exactly. Someone as opposed to a department; with a specific person, they get a more immediate response.

Last question for you: I know you have already answered a couple questions about the challenges around the CO-OPs.

I happen to be the co-chair of the Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus. I know that there is a lot of funding throughout the budget for opioid abuse.

this week is an opportunity to highlight the importance of parental choice in education, and the success that children find when they are able to choose an educational pathway that suits their individual needs. Be it through public…

I think it is important to remember that a lot of the growth in defined contribution plans and popularity with employees of defined contribution plans is because they are portable.

the average person around the age of 65 has less than $50,000 in liquid savings and less than $100,000 in their retirement account.

It does not appear that the leakage can be stopped by the penalty.

how do we make the conversation more important, and, frankly, how do we make the information more readily available.

today I wish to honor the life of Private Christopher J. Castaneda, of Fripp Island, SC, who died while serving his country on November 19, 2015, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In January of 2015, Private Castaneda made the noble decision to…

I would like to recognize the life and remarkable heroism of La'Darious Wylie, an 11-year-old boy from Chester, SC, who showed his love for his younger sister by saving her life. On October 27, La'Darious was standing at a schoolbus stop…

I continue to feel as if there's a serious risk in not providing notice that a product is a biosimilar.

We are in desperate need for cures for these two chronic conditions.

We focus a lot of attention on trying to make sure that people understand and appreciate the devastating impact that sickle cell has throughout the Nation and specifically within African-American communities.