This sort of threat is akin to an emergency like any other natural phenomenon, and I believe we need to treat it as such...
I think making stewardship contracts permanent is very positive.
I was going to follow up, but I don't want to cut you off.
I think Senator Risch and I will continue to probe your summaries and your conclusions.
I want to focus on S. 2798, the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009, which I introduced with Senato...
I want to thank again Senator Risch. He and I have an excellent working relationship.
If we do nothing about this epidemic... we could be right back here with another epidemic of this size and scope.
We are still getting really horrible outcomes for poor kids.
I think there is a desire by many for that to occur.
I am concerned about some of the proposed cuts, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention them to you.
I would argue strongly for at the national level, since Federal spending is only 10 percent of K-12, to invest in more c...
I strongly support this funding and want to work with you and the Administration to see to it we get it done before this...
If these 100 people were children in poverty in our country, eighth graders, 15 of them would be proficient in math.
We do not live that way anymore. We have suburbs and we have spread out from our towns.
I would like to thank Senator Bennet and Senator Harkin for raising this issue of equity.
The purpose of funding education is equity for poor kids, equity for children with disabilities.
The diversity and the innovation we have in this country has been an inspiration for other countries. That is the genius...
If they were ninth graders, roughly 9 of them would graduate from a 4-year college.
