John Tierney: “I want to congratulate you and the president on focusing on the cost of higher education.”

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland, Steny Hoyer, our Democratic whip.

What we need to help with some ideas and what are we going to do, the enforcement provision that we put in was weak. It got watered down in the conference committee on that.

I just haven't heard any evidence that indicates to me that there is any reason to believe that this board won't be fair-minded.

There is always a reason. And when you talk about prioritizing, we had amendment after amendment on the Republican side to cut special ed, to provide money for another program.