"That is what I hope the outcome of this hearing will be, to try to find some specific suggestions along those line."
"Hurricane Katrina is far from over."
"I feel the need, though, to reiterate that although Census Day may officially last 1 day, its impact is felt over the course of a full decade."
"I do not have any doubt that Dr. Groves is up to the challenge and that he commands the respect both inside and outside the Census Bureau to fully restore confidence in the agency's competence and int..."
"If it is working well enough to be continued for those children currently in the program until they graduate from school, then it should also be continued for succeeding generations of new students."
"If the Opportunity Scholarship Program is not working, it should be terminated for all children."
"In America it should not be a privilege for any of our children to get a first rate education."
"Without an equal education for all there cannot be equality for all, the kind of equality that our founding documents promised."
"We need to have choices. And if choices and experiments can show that one thing is working, maybe the public schools will see that one thing that is working and copy it."
"I believe in putting kids before special interest groups, and that is really what this is about."
"Despite some criticism in GAO's initial assessment, DCPS appears to be on the right path to improving public education for the District's children."