I remember Senator Landrieu bringing up the issues of the impact of designating an area as a V-zone many times.
Fraud in FEMA programs has been a problem. We saw rampant fraud in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
I have seen FEMA really improve in this area.
What percentage of the District schoolchildren are now enrolled in charter schools?
The District of Columbia has failed its children for many years by denying them the chance for a good education, thereby...
You, Mr. Chairman, raised some very important questions about the accountability of those funds, so I'm pleased that the...
We do need better teachers, we do need better principals, we do need adequate funding.
we've got to be able to assess the impact of that investment on the students that we're serving.
That's why I'm such a strong supporter of the D.C. public charter schools and of the Opportunity Scholarship Program.
I think empowering Michelle Rhee's office, as the chancellor of education for the District of Columbia, would be a good ...
That really is heartening to me, and that suggests that we're making a real difference.
That is real progress for these students.
The charter school movement in the District appears to have been extraordinarily successful.
I don't see the need to treat the Opportunity Scholarship schools differently. It seems to me accreditation ensures a ce...
Senator Durbin has, understandably, brought up many times, and that is looking at testing.
the president's top aides are still very deep into the negotiations with Senator Olympia Snowe.
I urge the committee's support, and I am happy to answer your questions later.
We have gotten into an arms race here.
