Madam President, I would like to ask the chairman of the Finance Committee a question on the application of a provision in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Section 2042 of the bill will allow self-employed persons to deduct the cost of…

Mr. Speaker, during my recent high-tech manufacturing tour, I saw firsthand the success of some of New Mexico's homegrown companies. While creating jobs, local small businesses like Senspex, Applied Technology Associates, and Aspen…

Thank you for the opportunity to address you and talk about this important topic here today.

I think we really need to look at some of those programs. And those things that aren't working and if there's no data to support that they're working, we ought to get rid of them.

But let's invest instead. Invest in high quality education that includes after school and extended learning.

You literally saved our school year. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you very much.

Let me ask about this problem with the loss of competence on the part of kids during the summer break.

I think it's great that we're doing that. It's a feather in your cap that we were chosen to do it.

This is a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

I don't think there's anything that can replace a highly qualified teacher.

I appreciate you all being here and your excellent testimony.

And I think all nine really did; because to extend that learning time, you have to have transportation.

So essentially you got an increase in the budget that you could use there in your school because you were one of the 20 schools?

I'm not the chair of that committee. But Senator Harkin who is, has authorized us to have this hearing.

We hope that we can use some of these insights in the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.

That's very nice. Thank you.

Senator Bingaman and members of the committee, I want to say that we can't do it alone and that Full-Service Community Schools cannot be underestimated or understated.