In support of this Bipartisan Legislation. Friend, thank my good mr. Rokita for his great leadership on behalf of our students in the educational system. Its been a pleasure working with you shir. I rise today in strong support of h. R. 4366, the strengthening education through research act. Now i firmly believe that in order to successfully prepare our students for the work forest, our nations educators must be able to identify and have access to successful and proven techniques. In 202, i proudly supported the passage of the education science reform act which, among other thin things, ensured that Education Research be conducted free of political bias and focus on improving student achievement. Last year, the Government Accountability Office Released a report highlighting the successes of the law but also detailed several areas that could be improved to Better Outcomes for our students. Today, along with mr. Rokita, we have built on the success of that bill through h. Reform 4366. Th
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, or fisa, with Bipartisan Committee chair mike rogers and Ranking Member dutch rippers for. A comes as the white house draft its own legislation. This News Conference is about an hour. Good morning. We appreciate you all being here. Certainly, the members that have joined us today. First, i want to thank dutch rippers burger and all the democrats on the committee. It has been about nine months of intense negotiation to come to limit to come to the conclusion so that we can move forward on an issue that has been contentious, often , to move forward on something that i think protect america. I want to talk briefly about this program. We passionately believe that this Program Saved american lives. Was overseen and passed by congress. The review committee of section 215, nobody saw any illegal activities or misuse. We know the program served its purpose. Was legal. Had the proper level of oversight. It did create discomfort with america. We knew moonwa
Over 43 million americans provide direct care to older family members, with women serving as 66 of all primary caregivers. And as we baby boomers, as our generation ages, the number of Senior Citizens requiring care will likely spike. Less takehome pay for those caregivers means tighter finances, more stress, and lost opportunities. All at a time when families are confronting Health Crisis or dealing with unique challenges of starting a new family. With such events often coinciding with high medical bills, the last thing a stressed family needs is a smaller working budget. Senator king and i have offered a proposal that would enable working families to have continued access to pay while they are meeting necessary family obligations. Our plan would create a tax credit to encourage employers to voluntarily offer paid leave for workers. To be eligible for that tax credit, the employer must at a minimum offer four weeks of paid leave. But they could offer more. Paid leave would be availabl
This is dangerous. I hope we dont lose sight of that. Some of the language i heard today is dangerous. I just want to mention i do support the measures before us. Thank you. Mr. Grayson . Thank you, mr. Chairman. This bill in terms of what it says, not what it does, accomplishes two things. One is that it increases aid to ukraine. The second is it imposes sanctions on some class of individuals who are in russia and the amendment goes to some substantial lengths to strengthen the part of the bill that imposes sanctions on individuals in russia. I would like to hear from the proponents of this bill and this amendment exactly what they think will be different in the real world, as a result of the passage of this bill. I dont want to sound flip, but i will tell you with were not expecting putin to visit disney world any time in the near future. The fact this this bill prevents him or his colleagues from doing so doesnt seem to be reflective of anything that would reflect their motivations,
Workers as defense related factories wind down production. It is to allocate an additional 10 million to the office of economic adjustment from the general operations and Maintenance Fund. The office of economic adjustment helps communities across america when a factory shuts down. Over the last decade of war, middleclass factory workers have stepped up to the plate to make sure our troops on the battlefield have the weapons and equipment they needed as we transition away from two long wars and as defense production lines slow down, we cannot leave these workers with only a pink slip in their hands. Thats where the office of economic adjustment comes in. This little known but very Important Office in the pentagon helps communities that would otherwise be devastated when a factory shuts its doors for the last time. The office of economic adjustment provides grants and Technical Assistance to communities so they can develop their own strategies to transition to a postwar economy. Just th