this is exactly what we are trying to accomplish through the legislation that we have offered through this committee, and it is the responsibility of Congress to reauthorize the act, not the Department of Education to hand down more…

We need to give States and districts more flexibility in how they achieve results.

I think there would be--we would need to know the specifics around what those businesses look like...

But you agree it is a blow.

One other thing real quick, because it has been referenced on more than one occasion throughout this hearing...

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.

It is an important endeavor that will have a clear and direct impact on the future strength of this great nation.

As you know, the PBGC Inspector General has been extremely critical of the ways that plan asset valuation audits were conducted.

If my school is failing and I don't have a choice to go anywhere but that school then that incentive doesn't exist.

the president promised in 2008 that his health care reform efforts would lower health insurance premiums for families by as much as $2,500.

I feel equally strong about protecting an individual from being forced to join a union or an employer being coerced by a national labor union.