Students and their families need lasting solutions, not employ promises and short-term initiatives that kick the can dow...
The committee has since worked to eliminate unnecessary programs and reduce federal intervention in schools and colleges...
It is apparent that there is some remorse and some angst being expressed over the fact that the Pelosi Congress put into...
I have spent 36 years on this committee and 36 years in Congress, and this is going to be my last year.
We must be extremely cautious about policies that manipulate student loan interest rates and use need-based student aid ...
I am really disappointed in the lack of any increase in IDEA funding in the president's budget.
These schools need this money now. They can use it now; they know how to use it now.
It just seems to me that the president is missing an opportunity by not putting that in his budget.
We reiterated our support for a less costly, less intrusive federal role in the nation's classrooms.
Improving education in America is a priority for everyone in this room.
The point is we have to set priorities and my argument is that we ought to have the priority be IDEA funding.
I want to take my closing remarks to reemphasize how important I think it is that we go right at that IDEA funding.
I think this is an overreach on your part. I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide ...
I would argue and will argue that the trillion dollars of additional debt that the president's budget places on our chil...
We identified areas of education spending that have failed to show results and stressed the need for an education system...
You tell the Board that, and you are going to have a fight on your hands!
Improved mine safety and health is a result of operators fully living up to their responsibilities.
There is no question. They are officially one of the bad guys here.
