Howard P. McKeon: “I believe that parents must remain in control of early childhood care and education.”

The President is not blameless. His negotiators put sequestration on the table during the long fight over the debt ceiling.

I am deeply troubled about what sequestration means to these areas of responsibility, which pose existential challenges to this Nation.

It certainly does nothing to deal with threats like North Korea or Iran.

The QDR is meant to be a useful tool for Congress to understand the longer-term strategic challenges and opportunities facing the Department.