Patty Murray

I appreciate the Senator's response because, to me, there are multiple layers, but certainly if we are not doing anything to provide that safety for our young kids in this country, we are not living up to our responsibility as adults…

One of the provisions I was very proud of in this law was making sure that parents don't lose access to child care benefits because of instability in their work schedule, education, or training status.

We have over 30,000 children under age six, or one in every 17 children are experiencing homelessness today.

In my home State of Washington, we are currently facing a homelessness crisis, and, sadly, some of the people that are impacted most, of course, are children.

I agree with the civil rights community, including those who advocate for the rights of students with disabilities, that without strong regulations, our Nation's most vulnerable students could be ignored or left behind.

ESEA is fundamentally a civil rights law to provide all children access to a fair and equitable high quality education.

The regulatory process is the process through which ESSA enables States... to shape their education systems.

Those who know our students best--their parents and their educators--must have a meaningful say in what schools, districts and States are held accountable.

This is not what anyone had in mind when ESSA was signed into law.

We want to express our appreciation for the letter that Senator Murray and Representative Scott sent last week to Secretary King raising these very issues.

It preserves the Department's role to implement and enforce the law's Federal requirements.

At its heart, the Nation's primary elementary and secondary education law is a civil rights law.

I'm proud that we were able to break through that partisan gridlock in Congress, find common ground, and pass the Every Student Succeeds Act with strong bipartisan support.

Restoring the Foundation asks Congress to reaffirm that this gold standard should remain the practice for awarding research grants in America.

This new law does turn over more decisionmaking power to States and districts, making collaboration even more important than ever.

Thank you. I want to go back and ask Dr. Koroshetz a question on the big data.

The investments that we make here in this subcommittee really help keep our families and our communities healthy...

Very good. We hear a lot about big data challenges facing researchers, and perhaps nowhere is that more relevant than with the massive amounts of data that the BRAIN Initiative is now generating.

I am really pleased that there has been a part of good progress on improving employment rates for our veterans.

When will we start to see some of those grants actually being announced?

I believe the only way to create sustainable economic growth is from the middle out, not from the top down.

At the heart of these efforts is our commitment to end veteran homelessness.

I appreciate the budget's focus on these issues as well as the Secretary's leadership in those areas.

I was actually really pleased that your budget includes a significant increase for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program.

We not only want to have a seat at the table to make sure that trade deals are fair and strong...