"Maybe what we should do is ask the States to pay their fair share."
"Shame on us if we have a program that $3,600,000,000 funding, and only one-third of the people are actually getting skills training."
"The time for $1,000,000,000,000 deficits has to draw to a close."
"I was one of the 161 who voted to eliminate it."
"We established the Federal Department of Education. And on a national level, we are worse off than we were 42 years ago."
"The States pick up the slack, the local communities. That is where education decisions should be made."
"I certainly hope so. And again, I disagree with you."
"We spend our time on Title IX new policies instead of making sure we have enough people in our workforce."
"I would suggest, Mr. Secretary, you didn't base it on science. You based it on woke politics."
"The President's budget never balances in the future. Is that right? I mean never, ever, ever, ever, ever."
"You are doubling down on failure."
"I wish I lived in the fairy land of President Biden's budget."