Judd Gregg: “Mr. President, let's remember what we are debating here relative to the merits of the various amendments. He has not…”

“Mr. President, let's remember what we are debating here relative to the merits of the various amendments. He has not only made a commitment, he has made the most significant commitment to education in recent history, the most significant commitment to title I in history, and the most significant commitment to IDEA in history. Compared to the prior administration, his commitment represents a massive increase. In fact, if you take the 7 years of the prior administration, running up to 2001, and compare it to the President's first 2 years, the President has actually made a commitment that exceeds those 7 years in 2 years by approximately $500 million. Or almost 25 percent more than what President Clinton put into education over 7 years, President Bush has put into education in 2 years. His commitment to title I has been a 27-percent increase over the Clinton commitment. His commitment to special education has been $1 billion a year each year for the first 2 years of his administration, the two most significant increases in history compared, again, to the Clinton years.”