I pleaded and begged to look at the Northeast Corridor.

And don't tell me that you cannot make money moving passengers by rail.

And I will just tell you I have no other priority for the balance of my tenure in Congress, so I am sort of focused on this.

My intent is not to deprive them of any of the space that they need, but rather to look at a consolidation that makes sense.

I have been here a while. It's sort of unprecedented to have a resolution of the nature we did in response to a prospectus request.

Thank you. And thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for recognizing me. I didn't plan to speak today. But I was in my office and I was listening to your explanation of this abhorrent and out of control administrative rules process, where people who are not…

I thank the gentleman again. You know, many people, even elected people aren't really familiar with what exactly an administrative rule is. We talk about these administrative rules as rules, and people wonder what they are. I used to…

What is the biggest threat to America? It wasn't Iran. It wasn't North Korea. It wasn't even the border.

I am hopeful that you will be able to take a look at that budget in light of where we are today, recognizing that we have to do more with less.

It is a categorical imperative that we are facing right now, based on the threat that debt and the growing deficit is to our future.

We really need to find something to pull us on that glide path with a comprehensive plan.

American taxpayers are providing dollars to put computers in mosques and giving imams Internet service.

Yesterday, I was stunned to see a news report that unveiled, as far as I am concerned, the gross mismanagement of U.S. taxpayer dollars.

I hope to hear more from Administrator Fugate about these efficiencies and his timeline for the completion of program evaluations to identify any duplicative programs.

I hope we can continue to discuss this issue and that you will work with me and my constituents to clarify these requirements.

I must again raise an issue I raised with Administrator Fugate last month.

How does the Department intend to structure its response to schools that are not making adequate yearly progress (AYP)?