there are consequences if you are that bad guy that has really abused this system.

I want to follow up with a question that Senator Isakson was pursuing and that is the existing statutes, the existing laws that are in place to go after these bad guys because I think we would all agree this is what we are trying to do.

What makes you think that this is going to make the difference?

While these are just a few of the positive effects of the No Child Left Behind Act, there have been problems.

Because of NCLB, there is more national attention being paid to ensuring that schools, districts, and states are held accountable for the achievement of students with disabilities, those who are economically disadvantaged, and minority…

I rise today to introduce the 'School Accountability Improvements Act.'

Education is a fundamental right, and we must do better for our Native youth.

It really goes to the core of what makes our native students so successful in achieving their educational success.

My bill, the 'School Accountability Improvements Act' is meant to address six issues that are of particular concern in Alaska and in other states around the nation.

As we look to reauthorization of the ESEA, one of those that has come from that is a focus on cultural and language-related curriculum.

The concern that I have is that under these four models, firing the principal and at least 50 percent of the teachers is required as that first step in this turnaround process.

How am I going to get another principal to go out to Savoonga if he or she knows that they are going to have no housing?

I appreciate that, a beautiful quote. I am going to have to get that from you. But as it relates to how we deal with these schools where it is very difficult to get the teachers and the staff, I would hope that you would work with us in…

I have introduced a bill, Mr. Chairman. It is called the School Accountability Improvement Act.

during the Memorial Day recess, we received two pieces of alarming news that should inform the work of every Member in this Chamber. First, we learned the national debt has surpassed $13 trillion in total, and then shortly after that, we…

as we conclude the day's debate on this resolution of disapproval, I will say that the debate has been good. Many points have been raised, and I appreciate that. I will say, though, as I have listened throughout the course of the 6 hours…

That is why I have asked the President to immediately reconsider the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.

But what about instituting some minimum training standards?

I want to make sure that you have had an opportunity to at least review that.

As you are aware, on Memorial Day citizens across our great country pause to reflect on our fallen heroes. American hearts swell with pride as men and women everywhere stand just a little bit taller when hearing our National Anthem, and…

There is not a shortage of avenues to pursue damages.

That it has taken more than a month to get an accurate assessment of the amount of oil spilled is emblematic of the dysfunctional relationship and the lack of urgency on the part of Federal agencies responding to this crisis.

We should be anything but satisfied.

These new figures demonstrate that this spill can now be as much as 3 times larger than the Exxon Valdez accident.

We cannot allow this to be repeated to those people in the Gulf of Mexico, to those families that you represent.