Bob Schaffer: “Most of all, America's soul is found in its rural communities.”

The only individuals who can guarantee that these dollars are being spent efficiently are the ones who are closest to the children who are affected.

This is the greatest environment for school reform I have seen in my career in here, in 38 years on this committee, and we should be taking advantage of it.

It is the fundamental right and obligation of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children.

These broad strategies enjoy general bipartisan consensus.