Heidi Alexander: “I urge a ``no'' vote. These programs have not been funded for 20 years for a good reason. It is because the money for…”

“I urge a ``no'' vote. These programs have not been funded for 20 years for a good reason. It is because the money for these programs can come through other programs, such as the Workforce Innovation Act. This bipartisan bill consolidates 49 programs that were authorized or funded through No Child Left Behind. This would take us in the direction of more Federal programs, not fewer. I urge a ``no'' vote so that we can reduce the amount of Federal programs from Washington to the States, and let's use the existing dollars that we have to help Indians, Native Americans, and Alaska's native education programs. That is the most effective way to do it. I urge a ``no'' vote. I ask unanimous consent that the votes following the first vote in this series--that means this vote and the next vote--be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 2107.”