I'm going to have to work with my colleagues, here, to see if there will be a reauthorization of this program.
And the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship brings about a little more than $6 million----
We can't take that choice away from families.
Teachers are paid better in the charter school system and in the public school system than they're paid in many Catholic schools.
I think there should be fairness on both sides.
I won't second-guess what you're about, because I know you have an important mission and some hard decisions that have to be made.
Thank you, Senator Durbin, for engaging with us on these important matters.
This is not the last of these hearings.
I want to thank all those who are here today for coming back and participating in this.
And so, the question being asked in Chicago and other places, and I'm sure being asked by some here, is, what's the future of Catholic educa...
In fairness to the many students who are getting good educations through this program, we have got to tighten this up.
I believe in public education first. And I don't think we ought to walk away from our responsibility to public education.
Sending your children to public schools is a better outcome, or a better choice.
We ought to pay attention to the results of that congressionally mandated study.
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