Paul Coverdell: “The bill requires that 95% of federal education dollars are spent on classroom activities, rather than Washington based…”

I rise against the amendment of the Senator from Minnesota. I associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from Delaware. I would like to try to not repeat everything that has been said but try to underscore several fundamental basic…

School construction and renovation is traditionally the responsibility of local and State governments. It traditionally has been and it still is. The Robb amendment, in effect, has the effect of raising taxes by $4.2 billion over 5 years…

I thought I distinctly understood the Senator from Washington comment that it was represented in committee that portability was indeed a voucher.

Let me say that every year since the Republicans gained the majority we have worked to increase the maximum Pell grant. For more than 7 years, the Pell grant maximum fluctuated between $2,300 and $2,400. Last year, the President's budget…