John Mica: “when you think you have heard it all from this administration, they never cease to amaze me. In today's Washington…”

“when you think you have heard it all from this administration, they never cease to amaze me. In today's Washington Times, the U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley responded to an editorial that questioned the role of the Department of Education. To justify the Federal Department of Education, let me read what Secretary Riley said: ``Most recently, the President asked me to distribute the manual on school uniforms,'' and I have got a copy of it here, the manual on school uniforms. I have not read this invaluable tool that helps justify the existence of the U.S. Department of Education. Maybe Secretary Riley suggests color coordination on uniforms. Maybe Secretary Riley suggests now mixing plaids and stripes. Or maybe, in fact, this manual justifies the employment of 4,876 Department of Education employees, of whom 3,322 are in Washington, DC, working on this manual on school uniforms.”