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ESSA is clear: Education decision-making now rests with the States and districts, and the Federal role is to support and form those decisions.

It's our intention that the power go back to the local governments.

There is no question that replacing No Child Left Behind was an important achievement, one that will improve K-12 education for students and families.

The new law repeals onerous federal requirements and ensures important decisions affecting education--like standards, accountability, and school improvement--are made by state and local leaders, not Washington bureaucrats.

Congress promised to restore State and local control over K-12 education, and now it's our job to ensure that promise is kept.

The largest devolution of power to the States in a quarter-century

I just wanted to say how thrilled I am to hear that you have made the transition to the concept of running on principle and not just necessarily on the bureaucratic rules in the VA.

One of the failures of the ACA is addressing coverage and not addressing cost.

Medicaid is a critical program. I was a physician in my previous career. I am still a physician but now I am here.

I will vote for Indiana.

Because I am assigned as the commander to defend the Homeland, and with that, that comes with the job.

We will look at areas like Hawaii. We will look at areas like the east coast or the Atlantic region has gaps that we see in the future based on where the threat goes with both Iran and North Korea.

Protecting our country, our forward-deployed troops, and our allies around the world is of the utmost importance.

However, in 2015 President Obama found that a separate repository for defense waste is required.

The accident investigations that followed the February 2014 fire and radiological release accidents at WIPP reported 122 judgements of need to DOE to address deficiencies in safety practices that contributed to the accidents.

Every other year, since 2010, the United States has hosted or participated in Nuclear Security Summits.

NNSA plans to cease operations in Y-12's aged 9212 building by 2025.

GAO recently reported that the B61-12 Life Extension Program faces ongoing risks that include the weapon's potentially being incompatible with the F-35 aircraft.