I wish you luck. I wish you success. I hope that we get these people out of there...

We are the chumps who have poured more than $83 billion in foreign assistance down the world's biggest rathole.

Our support should never total more than the Government of Afghanistan spends on itself.

Does anyone think another 10 years and another $24 billion will turn things around?

A country as ruined and dysfunctional as Afghanistan... cannot be saved by our efforts.

Unless we rebalance our policy and spending priorities in the region... we are going to lose much more than just money.

It would give us the opportunity to be able to engage when it comes to navigational freedoms and navigational rights.

Whenever the United States Congress and the administration, Republican, Democrat, work together we are a powerful force in the world.

It is time for the decision. The time for delay, delay, delay is over.

Chairman Hunter, Ranking Member Kildee, subcommittee members, and fellow distinguished panelists; I am honored to have the opportunity to speak before you today on behalf of the more than five million members of the National Parent Teacher…

As a father, I know my children don't stop learning just because the school day has ended.

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws to support charter schools.

We know increased parental engagement leads to higher grade point averages, better attendance, improved behavior and social skills.

The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program continues to help disadvantaged students in the nation's capital escape failing schools.

what we are seeing in schools across the country is cutting back resources

we have to improve all of our schools for all of our children, and I think that is very important

we can't lose sight of those issues because everyone is struggling today

Your efforts to set up the broadband programs are paying off.