Lynn C. Woolsey: “I support the CBC substitute because it steps up to the needs of key education programs. The Republican budget includes…”

“I support the CBC substitute because it steps up to the needs of key education programs. The Republican budget includes meager increases for important programs like No Child Left Behind; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA; and Pell grant funding. Without the additional funding provided by the CBC budget, these programs cannot serve eligible students who are relying on them, relying on them for the education they need, the education they deserve to become self-sufficient adults who contribute to America. The Republican budget proposal shortchanges No Child Left Behind by $9.4 billion. It does not come close to meeting the Federal promise to fund 40 percent of the costs of IDEA, and it shortchanges the 5.3 million low-income college students who rely on Pell grants to access their higher education training. The CBC budget improves funding for all of these programs without increasing the Federal deficit like the Republican budget would. The CBC budget adds up for all Americans, and I urge my colleagues to adopt it.”