Political Quotes

“I want to thank the committee for accepting my amendment on corrective action and including it in the chairman's en bloc amendment. My amendment to title 1 is simple and straightforward, enhancing accountability for performance. It adds 'actions to withhold or transfer funds and authority from schools that are failing to make adequate progress' to the possible corrective steps a State could take in the very worst cases. By making it explicit that States have this option, my amendment establishes a bottom line for the $7 billion we will spend on title 1: funds should be contingent on adequate progress toward high standards. I do not think any taxpayer in this country would expect us to support anything less. Some have tried to portray the corrective action portion of title 1 as this draconian, punitive system that limits local control. Nothing could be further from the truth.”