I am a big believer in growth rather than absolute test scores.
It is an invasion into the programs that we have developed to help poor kids get a decent education to prepare them for ...
If you are a graduate student, you are probably going to get a pretty good job when you get out.
We want to fix the law in a common sense way.
I believe that to bring Federal deficits under control, we must be willing to make some tough, but necessary, budget cho...
I appreciate the fine work of the men and women of the State Department who provide consular assistance to arrested citi...
An unpassed bill has no legal authority.
Mr. Chairman, I think I will yield back my time because I have got to go, and thank you for your courtesies.
As we were visiting before the meeting started, I said I was skeptical, and my questions will probably reflect that skep...
The United States fulfills its treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention, and we do protect Americans abroad.
Secretary Clinton called me last night, and we had a very good discussion, and she told me about 9,500 Americans being h...
Congress has the sole power to legislate.
a bill that has not passed is not the law under the Constitution, and only Congress can enact such legislation.
I must just add on the STEM stuff, Mr. Secretary, you pointed out it is so important to get down to first-, second-, thi...
What is going on is nothing short of scandalous.
It has turned into almost an open spigot of taxpayers' dollars being siphoned off to hedge funds, Wall Street.
I cannot vote blindly for Pell grants and college student loans knowing that this kind of predatory lending is going on,...
I was very pleased that Senator Reid's plan would virtually close the Pell shortfall for the next 2 years.
