Susan Collins actually said...

if the program were eliminated the students would have to return to, for the most part, these schools designated 'in need of improvement.'

D.C. schools did not get bad overnight, they are not going to become good overnight.

I know that we all have the same goal. We may have different means of getting there, but our goal is the same.

I think it's absolutely critical. I understand that we're drawing down our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, but I'm very concerned about the ...