Thank you, Senator Pryor.
Now the $650 million?
Yes. Because there seems to be some thought that you are focusing so much on charter schools, that every charter school is great, no matter ...
I don't know if I am much leadership, but I got a lot of support for you. I can put you out there on the point, Mr. Secretary. We'll be righ...
You have to get it out by 2010?
When you build an elementary school without a playground, I don't know what statement you are making about the health of our kids.
I don't think there is a good school in this country without a good principal.
How do we create jobs without creating this funding cliff?
Don't misunderstand me. I happen to be one of those in favor of a longer school year.
So the request for proposals, when you put those out, and you are going to do that within the next month?
I would submit it is vitally important, and so again, with all this pressure from No Child Left Behind, I hope we think about those other tw...
I hope that we are being diligent in trying to check that.
I think that the President was very bold in the Recovery Act, and I think that he met that by putting that money in there for education.
A longer school year.
Now we just want to make sure that we use it well and wisely.
Well, how can we be helpful both on the authorizing end, but also on this end, the Appropriations Committee, if there are things that we nee...
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