We can do this, and that would enable people to develop new therapies at a much lower cost, but with better information about safety and efficacy.

for National Disability Employment Awareness Month last month, I congratulate and honor the Palmetto Goodwill in North Charleston, SC, for their outstanding commitment to service and work with the AbilityOne Program. In 1974, a small group…

Half of African-American males do not finish high school in 4 years.

the divide in our Nation between the haves and have-nots can be easily defined by family formation and education.

It is our opportunity, our responsibility to stand up and be counted for these kids that will lead us 1 day.

a way for us to combat poverty, to grow our economy, and to really unleash the potential of so many kids.

The issue of school choice is not a partisan issue at all. It is not an issue about Republicans or Democrats.

Your commitment to this issue started before you were a United States Senator.

Every child everywhere in this Nation should be afforded the opportunity to maximize their potential through school choice.

Opportunity should not be determined by winning a lottery.

this is a very important issue for our Nation.

We do this, by the way, scholarship programs, public dollars going to private schools, we do this every single day of the year in America.

Certainly, without question coming from South Carolina, I have an appreciation of the impact of mental illness and violence, mass violence in South Carolina, in Washington, and around the country as well.

How do we do the same thing in the area of mental illness?

By default, we are finding folks incarcerated not because they necessarily committed a crime but because of their mental illness as a primary reason for their incarceration.

South Carolina is a rural State, and according to your reports, I believe we have 70 or so areas that are underserved.

Have you seen any other innovations coming our way that might give us reasons to be hopeful for challenging some of the rural areas in States like South Carolina?

With the number of PTSD cases coming back from the military, have you found that the level of awareness and interest in mental health issues has risen substantially in the last few years?

Too often too many regulations are crafted from an urban, high-density paradigm.

S.1711, introduced by Senators Tim Scott and Joe Donnelly, would provide a critical safe harbor from enforcement actions.

So by default, you are having a harder workload and, frankly, as the president and CEO of a small institution, realizing the number of jobs that you mentioned earlier, it is like you are a one-armed paper hanger.

Dodd-Frank, which is only 70 percent implemented--only 70 percent implemented--is increasing the compliance costs for institutions all around the country.

in support of National Forest Products Week, I would like to recognize the more than 25,000 hard-working men and women employed by the forest products industry in the great State of South Carolina. With an annual payroll of almost $1.7…

As any business owner can tell you, one of the worst things in the world for your business is uncertainty.

I strongly agree the new joint employer standard will have a negative impact on employees and job creation.