The President's budget would increase Education Department funding by $26 million or .05 percent.
I just want to associate myself with the statements of our chairman, Senator Specter, in his opening remarks.
It does not help schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
The $167 million cut in the Rural Education program is really not acceptable.
The President will not support more than $53.1 billion.
In Iowa, it is estimated 56 percent of all the schools will be designated next year as needing improvement under the No ...
I am very concerned that the supplemental request is insufficient in homeland defense.
The only question is whether veterans health care should be a priority or an afterthought.
I was really troubled when the Corporation revealed that it had enrolled more volunteers than the Corporation had funds ...
Last month, I along with Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced a comprehensive bill, 'The Omnibus Mercury Emissions...
I am concerned that the Corporation actually violated the law.
Mr. Secretary, you did the right thing. It was not popular, but doing something popular is not always right, and doing s...
I am so pleased that President Bush has embraced the concept of National Service, and I do want to work with him in a bi...
I was pleased to see a number of awards made to rural entities since then.
We owe each of them a debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid.
Rather than addressing the problem and providing the needed funding, the President apparently has decided his solution i...
This starts with providing those veterans with access to the quality health care they deserve.
For me, fully funding the VA is a national security issue.
