I think there is a desire by many for that to occur.

If these 100 people were children in poverty in our country, eighth graders, 15 of them would be proficient in math.

I would argue strongly for at the national level, since Federal spending is only 10 percent of K-12, to invest in more competitive funding for school systems.

We are still getting really horrible outcomes for poor kids.

Mr. Speaker, President Bush left this country with a $1.3 trillion debt when President Obama came into office a year ago, and the economy was in free fall. One of the things that was done over the course of the last year was to provide…

Madam President, I thank Senator Warner. I did want to touch on the concerns of the people of Colorado with respect to the discussion we are having today. I want to start by saying that one of the fundamental roles of the Senate is to…

I want to close and take advantage of another minute or two to speak on a separate note but a related note. I wish to talk about Sean Durkin. He was a soldier from Fort Carson whom we just lost from wounds that he suffered in Afghanistan…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Casey.) Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I listened intently to the Presiding Officer's remarks just before I took the floor, and I, too, wanted to add my congratulations to Bill George and associate myself with his remarks. I was particularly moved by the comments…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about health insurance reform. I wanted to remind all of us that last month we successfully passed health insurance reform, upon which I think we will have a very strong foundation to build, improve, and…

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Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. NASA Budget

I think maybe one way to think about that is there is a difference between giving people the flexibility to do something and giving people the flexibility to do nothing, which has been the outcome in too many places I think.

The problem with that is that kids end up in institutions where they are not learning anything year after year after year, and they just fall farther and farther behind.

On the human capital question that you were raising at the end about finding administrators, finding teachers in rural areas, we face this in my State of Colorado as well.

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of the millions of Americans who know our Nation is desperately in need of health care reform. Traveling across Colorado this past year, a common theme surfaced as I spoke with families…

Mr. President, I was unable to cast a vote for rollcall No. 99 in the second session of the 111th Congress--the motion to waive the Budget Act point of order against Vitter amendment No. 3665 to H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education…

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