I would like to thank our witnesses for being here, and also Senator Feinstein, an exceptional co-chairman of this commi...
We need to spend more and take our stewardship very seriously.
The Every Student Succeeds Act very clearly changed the way the Department of Education does business.
I think it's been mentioned several times that this is a civil rights law, and I think it is important to all of us to u...
Gone are the Federal Common Core mandate.
It very clearly put States, school districts, principals, teachers, and parents back in charge.
I believe we need a wide range of stakeholders, including advocacy organizations that give voice to students.
So, that is good news for the American people, that is good news for America, that is even good news for this Congress.
Fortunately, Congress acted to lock in that priority.
We need to address this aging infrastructure, and we need to take it on as a Nation.
America is frustrated right now with big government. That is the number one issue with Americans.
The subcommittee has long been interested in getting the agencies to plan for more than just 1 year at a time.
I do not mean to be rhetorical but it is the Chickamauga Lock, the new Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga.
I am concerned it is getting lost in the shuffle, and that is the concern about corruption and good governance.
There is a significant effort underway to make sure that the millions of people that do not have electricity even in the...
It is rare in the modern Congress to have essentially a good news hearing, but I think this one of those hearings.
I think it is beneficial that she has served with the President's National Security Council and therefore inside the mai...
It is a travesty that we are not serving the millions of people that could be served by reforming this program.
