for questions from audience. i had a couple of questions we ve received over the internet. for the last 15 minutes or so let s talk about kind where the roberts court is and where the roberts court is going. we 15 years of the roberts court. what do you guys think of the most significant decisions the court has issued during that time? citizens united, the heller case, marriage. you are clearly ready for that one. i think also juvenile death penalty. you know, the juvenile death penalty and the rulings on whether you can execute somebody who may not be technically, but is challenged. cutting back on the death penalty in cases not involving murder and cutting back on juvenile life without parole. so the court has narrowed harsh punishment across a number of dimensions spent except for the medicaid expansion these. it s basically like an overruling of [inaudible] south dakota. right. be interesting to me, the court decision about suits unite this but because of
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immigrant populations. it is just huge the effect that will be unleashed for the country and that s part of why you know business is so strongly supportive. i agree with that. i think the argument that we re missing is an argument an economic argument that connects with the average american. levels are low compared to they re compared to the years carter was in office. what we need to show americans, immigrants don t take jobs away from american workers, like some people think. they actually help create jobs, good paying jobs for americans. that s an argument that resonates with americans. i think we need a populous economic message to american workers to say look, don t fear immigrants. they re actually helping create jobs for you. if you have people in the kitchen, cleaning dishes it would be very difficult to create good paying jobs for waiters that are going to be taken, jobs taken by americans. this is a very important message that we have failed to make. and tha
it s very helpful to us as senate xxs. and i thank senator murray and the staffs for working and having presented all of those points of views. you all get an a for sticking to five minutes. we ll see if the senators do, as well, as the time comes. i ll take my five minutes and senator murray and then after that, senator collins senator warren senator robert, senator bennett will be first four. we ll go by first arrival and conclude by noon. my my view there s a clear federal role i have to refresh myself. so seven tests in matt, three for reading once in years three through eight and then once in high school. and then three tests in siensz once in three through five and once in grade 6 through nine and once in high school. and these are 17 tests that must be used by law, as the primary means of determining the yearly academic performance of the state and each school district and school in the state: but those right-hand turn the only tests that kids take. that s on
dollars are well spent. from the standpoint about the concerns of the services provided, we think when you allow states to weaken the standards, and we have seen again, how states have used waivers to, in effect, create a day facto weakening of standards standards. we are deeply concerned. well, i understand the need for flexzblety. but if the only principle here is that the states can do whatever they want, then they should raise their entaxes to pay for it. throwing billions of federal dollars at the states with no accountability for the states of how they spend taxpayer money is not what we were sent here to do. so, thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, senator warren. and i did welcome senator collins to the committee, which i should. we re delighted to have her back. she and senator cassidy are the only two members of the kmiet tee this year. senator roberts. number one, we ve flipped the seating arrangement here. the lights are a little brighter, the he