Timothy Roemer: “I join in the accolades toward the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Goodling), the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay)…”

“I join in the accolades toward the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Goodling), the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay), and the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) for their hard work and their coming together to put together one of the most important bills that this body will vote on. Father Hesberg, who has been noted as a leader in America on education, religious and civil rights issues, once said, ``As education goes, so goes America.'' Well, my colleagues, this bill puts education in the forefront and will help America get better and better. It does a number of things. It puts higher emphasis on academic quality. It emphasizes new ideas. It encourages regulatory simplification. I am proud of this legislation to support students across the United States in the best higher education system in the entire world. There are some 3,000 post-secondary institutions in this country consistently turning out some of the best scientists, some of the best lawyers, some of the best teachers, some of the best researchers and doctors in the entire world, and this will continue to make our higher education system the best, second to none, in the world.”