John Tierney: “This committee can continue to do because it is an ongoing matter.”

Understand, I hear horror stories--you know, my constituents calling me--that would stand your hair on end about the way they are being treated by folks like that who end up putting them in a worse situation than they would otherwise be if…

I want to just amplify comments made by Mr. Courtney with respect to what the Ryan budget would do to some of the higher education funds on that.

At this point, I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Connecticut, Joe Courtney, who has been a strong member of the committee and an advocate of workforce investment for some time.

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.