Heidi Alexander: “I thank Senator Enzi and I thank him for his leadership and the constructive way he and Senator Harkin are working…”

“I thank Senator Enzi and I thank him for his leadership and the constructive way he and Senator Harkin are working together. I should emphasize, as I said in my remarks, the respect all of us have for Secretary Duncan. He has done a terrific job staying in touch with us without regard to political party, and the President and he have stuck their necks out on some issues that are not entirely popular with their Democratic constituency. We respect that as well. As I said, our effort is to take these ideas and recognize we are in the ninth year of a bill that was supposed to be fixed after 5 years, and to get it done before the end of the year. One example of what we could do the Senator from Illinois will talk about. He has been the leader on expanding opportunities for parents and communities to use charter schools. The House of Representatives acted on that bill yesterday. Senator Kirk.”