When the cost of failure far exceeds the price of progress.

It has given you an opportunity to see how we make choices in a democracy, and it is tough.

So that effectively the costs--the consequential cost of that, 2 million people, very, very substantial number, in my view probably in excess of the savings that would purportedly be made.

It is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.

I think in this country we have a 4-year or bust mentality, and it is hurting us.

The pandemic was horrible, but it gave us an opportunity to reimagine, and this is one of those areas.

The cuts that were proposed would have significant impact on schools across the country, the 50 million students in elementary, middle, and high school.

Life is a series of tradeoffs.

I think there are programs that are not functioning as we want them to do so, to the detriment of our children.

I thought your answers were honest, knowledgeable, and respectful of those who asked the questions.

We need to make sure that when we spend the taxpayers' money--and I am one of those who believes we need to invest, as you know--we need to make sure that that tax money is spent effectively.

Almost every Member that we come in contact wants to do the right thing.