Rosa DeLauro actually said...

Let me just say--I beg the indulgence of the subcommittee because I would like to address, Congressman Moolenaar, your comments.

I think the important thing is the policy here, and the proposal--the policy proposal is to put all of those programs together in one block ...

That achievement gap has not closed one little bit.

Let us not denigrate a public school system that serves 90 percent of our kids and that is making gains.