Ben Cardin actually said...

We have consensus that the formula funding program is critically important and that it gives predictable flow of Federal support.

I want to explore the issue of local input a little bit more.

The question is, how much more can we give control to local communities in order to deal with the equity issues, such as programs like the T...

It is always best if you work together in a nonconfrontational way, to work with the same set of facts.