How can America sustain itself as a world power if we are allowing huge numbers of our children to fail?
We spend roughly $8,000 a kid in Denver. I think we get better results probably than Newark.
I think that needs to be exposed to the entire country.
What is amazing about that study is what it says about the middle class kids, is that they actually gain ground during t...
Our Federal spending is roughly 9 percent of what we spend on K-12 education.
I look forward, as one Senator, to supporting it when it comes to the floor of the Senate.
Us westerners hang together, whether we are Rocky Mountain westerners or we are far westerners like Senator Wyden.
If we do nothing about this epidemic... we could be right back here with another epidemic of this size and scope.
I want to thank again Senator Risch. He and I have an excellent working relationship.
I want to focus on S. 2798, the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009, which I introduced with Senato...
I think Senator Risch and I will continue to probe your summaries and your conclusions.
I was going to follow up, but I don't want to cut you off.
I think making stewardship contracts permanent is very positive.
Thank you, Senator Risch.
This bipartisan bill will provide additional tools and resources to the Forest Service and, to a lesser degree, to the B...
There are certainly those who would suggest there is a difference between timber harvesting and fuel reduction.
So making good neighbor authorities permanent is crucial as well.
We would like to thank Senator Udall and Senator Risch for their work on this important legislation.
