Oct 4, 2000
So this is, the Department, I mentioned this before, sends duplicate payments for the same expenditures. It would be like your employer sending you two paychecks for the same month.
Bob Schaffer
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Bob Schaffer is a former U.S. Congressman who represented Colorado's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Schaffer was known for his strong advocacy of national defense, particularly in support of a national missile defense system. He also took firm stances on social issues, including opposition to the sale of fetal tissue from abortions. Schaffer has been involved in various political and educational initiatives following his congressional career, including serving as the president of the Colorado Community College System.
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Oct 4, 2000
If I can clarify, Ernst and Young was hired by the Department of Education to perform the audit on the Department's books, much like many businesses do around the country today to hire outside auditors to come in and give an objective…
Oct 4, 2000
Education is essential and fundamental to the maintenance of our Republic. It is virtually impossible in a Nation that is devised on a philosophy where the people hold the power and loan that authority to politicians at election time to…
Sep 26, 2000
I can think of no better example or ultimate example of local control than home schooling itself. This is a very positive topic and exciting topic because it is a topic that highlights successes and achievement throughout the country. This…
Sep 7, 2000
Yes. And with fewer responsibilities and more dollars passing through to the States and the school districts, it will be easier for the, I do not know how many accountants, hundreds of accountants over there in the Department of Education…
Sep 7, 2000
And parents do want the basics for their children. I think most parents understand and if given a choice would choose the kind of schools that build for their children the kind of intellectual foundation that allows them to learn more and…
Jun 7, 2000
We associate many symbols with death such as the Grim Reaper, tombstones, coffins, hearses and, of course, the IRS standing by any ordinary American who draws on his last breath. Americans who work their entire lives to leave their…
Jun 6, 2000
I hope this topic of School to Work is one we will be able to spend more time on and explore the impact that it has had in other States. I suspect the testimony we heard in Minnesota is similar to the impact to that which we would hear…
Jun 6, 2000
The theme of local control is really at the core of our reform efforts that we are pushing here. He focused on that word and underscored the word intelligence; and he said that is not skills, it is intelligence. He spoke of the importance…
Jun 6, 2000
It does not matter whether we are in Minnesota, in Florida, in Colorado, or in California, the message never really changes with respect to the Federal involvement in education; that is, we really appreciate all you folks back there in…
Jun 6, 2000
General education funding has increased dramatically. But the priority of this one mandate that the Supreme Court has tasked this body with funding has gone in the opposite direction and has actually been reduced in funding.
May 18, 2000
I am 100 percent convinced the United States must develop a reliable national missile defense (NMD) system.