John Sarbanes: “What does the distinguished Senator from Washington make of the contrast that the President, while not providing the…”

“What does the distinguished Senator from Washington make of the contrast that the President, while not providing the resources to carry through on the promises contained in the Leave No Child Behind legislation, is pushing very hard in every way he possibly can for a tax cut for very wealthy people, what I have characterized as the ``leave no millionaire behind'' legislation? So the sense of priorities from the administration is that they are determined to try to get this tax cut to benefit the very wealthy so no millionaire is left behind, at the same time that they are failing to provide the resources in order to deliver on the Leave No Child Behind. These connections must be made. There is a tendency to look at the tax side as though it is somehow something separate, but the fact is, the President wants to commit scarce resources, given our fiscal position, to the tax cut to benefit the very wealthy at the same time that he is unwilling to commit the resources in order to fund the educational programs.”