Thank you, Senator Risch.
I want to remind us for a moment why we are here.
I would argue strongly for at the national level, since Federal spending is only 10 percent of K-12, to invest in more c...
We are still getting really horrible outcomes for poor kids.
I think you have to pick your spots about what you require.
I would urge you to think carefully about the levers that are available in the legislation to push for this finally.
The failure of the American system is how we pay for it.
The diversity and the innovation we have in this country has been an inspiration for other countries. That is the genius...
The purpose of funding education is equity for poor kids, equity for children with disabilities.
I would like to thank Senator Bennet and Senator Harkin for raising this issue of equity.
We do not live that way anymore. We have suburbs and we have spread out from our towns.
If these 100 people were children in poverty in our country, eighth graders, 15 of them would be proficient in math.
I strongly support this funding and want to work with you and the Administration to see to it we get it done before this...
I am concerned about some of the proposed cuts, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention them to you.
I think there is a desire by many for that to occur.
If we don't get at that core issue in this legislation somehow, if we don't get at that, we really haven't accomplished ...
I think our goal is to make credit available.
If they were ninth graders, roughly 9 of them would graduate from a 4-year college.
