George Miller

there is nothing in the Race to the Top that says that you have to agree that a test will be the sole factor?

It is unacceptable that poor and minority students in schools that are struggling academically are twice as likely to be taught by inexperienced teachers as their peers in more affluent schools.

We really do want highly qualified, effective teachers teaching our children.

The lesson to be learned is that the federal government ought to proceed with caution as we attempt to improve the quality of our teaching workforce.

I worked with my colleagues to see that language was added that would allow school districts to recruit content specialists from among mid-career professionals with expertise in math, science, and critical foreign languages.

Of course, if we want to ensure high-quality teachers are in our neediest classrooms, we should work to improve the quality of all teachers.

I think we have to recognize that there are differences and we have to allow, I believe, for some flexibility.

I am actually fairly optimistic that we can work together in a pretty bipartisan way.

I support the basic principle of the Winters decision that an inherent obligation to the Federal government in establishing a reservation is to guarantee sufficient water for that reservation.

I am concerned about tribal claims to excess water for the sole purpose of reselling it at profit.

Water recycling is a responsible water supply option that is less energy-intensive than almost all other water supply options.

H.R.2442 will enable us to build six new projects and fully fund two more.

These projects help achieve the objectives of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.

I am very, very interested in the success of this program, and I mean success in all ways, for the taxpayers, for water users in the West.

Today I'm asking your support for H.R.2442 which builds on the success of last Congress by making six additional recycled water projects eligible for a 25% federal cost-sharing investment.

Have you thought about the reverse of that on how you work on the backlog in terms of the budget allocations?

My only question is why an Act of Congress is necessary to make it possible for the District to do so.

Well, that is very helpful to know that, because I think that what we see here is, I would say to my colleague, Mr. McClintock, it is not just a question of whether the price of the water, the recycled water, the reuse of the water versus…

It is time to modernize, it is time to make hard choices, and it is time for the Federal government to reengage.

I want to extend the Coalition's deepest appreciation to Congressman George Miller for his vision and leadership in introducing this much-needed water legislation.

I am extremely disappointed to see that the Bureau of Reclamation is not supporting the additional authorizations for the Title XVI programs.

very little of that is--we have an overall--we have much more demand on water than the water that is available in the current system.

I want to commend you, Madame Chairwoman, for your leadership in that effort.

These projects help answer President Obama's call to ensure the safety of our environment.

I strongly support defining bullying and had hoped that the testimony on July 8th would have emphasized more clearly the definition of bullying.