I just want to remark very briefly. All we have done-- and I do not understand why my good friend from Minnesota cannot agree with it--is to give the Senate a choice. Do you want to send it for special ed, where it is desperately needed, or do you want to see whether the States would prefer to have it to put more teachers in place? It is as simple as that. We are not getting an opportunity to vote on our amendment either.
Discussing an amendment related to funding for special education and teachers.
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