I agree with you that sequestration is not the way to do it.
I voted against the sequestration legislation, as the Mr. Chairman did, that brought us where we are today.
I think the point is these cuts would be absolutely devastating.
since 2008, the education budget has increased $7.2 billion from $59.2 billion to $68.4 billion.
Our Nation is $15.8 trillion in debt, a number that grows by $42,000 every second.
I am disappointed that the administration to date has not provided the Congress any details on the impact of sequestration.
The time for ideological posturing is past. We all agree that sequestration would be tremendously destructive.
We cannot continue to spend money we don't have.
Why has your Department not provided sequestration information to the subcommittee?
Do you believe it's in the best interest of this country to try to deal with our fiscal challenges now or kick the can down the road?
Concerns of spillover from the European crisis remain front-and-center in the U.S. economy.