There's a certain degree of, of a need to protect doctors, because if doctors die then we can't protect everybody else.

I'm speaking today as a pediatrician, healthcare professional, about protecting our frontline healthcare workers from what seem to be more and more threats to our health and safety.

Giftedness does not know economics. Giftedness does not know the color of your skin.

Kids don't get to pick their parents, they don't get to pick the number of parents they have, they don't get to pick the color of their skin, or their zip code, or their income level.

I consider it my job here to make sure that every child gets his or her best chance.

Giftedness does not know the color of your skin but what does make a difference in your ultimate outcome is whether you can use that giftedness.

Integrating our schools is also part of that, and your testimonies were incredibly compelling in laying out what a difference that makes.

I would just remind you that investing in schools or students' learning is investing in students.

I hear you. So let me just say, the flat funding is really falling short for the families that I take care of.

We are only funding 14, 14.7 percent, and your flat funding would even cut that further to 13 percent for Fiscal Year 2020.

I would like to take a moment to recognize Petty Officer Second Class Margaret Nicol of the United States Coast Guard. A fellow resident of Sammamish, Washington, Maggie grew up in a large boating community in Florida. She found out all…

It takes some special kind of heartlessness to cut funding for the Special Olympics.