May 12, 2009
Experts have carefully studied the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and have concluded that the educational success of the program's participants in reading has outpaced those in the District's public schools.
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Susan Margaret Collins is a United States Senator from Maine, serving since January 7, 1997. A member of the Republican Party, Collins is known for her moderate stance on various issues, often working across party lines. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on a range of topics including healthcare, national security, and economic policy. Collins has been recognized for her independent approach to governance, often emphasizing the importance of bipartisanship in her legislative efforts.
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May 12, 2009
Which is another reason for continuing the program to assess its impact because you are going to have that adjustment year, as you pointed out.
May 12, 2009
I also join the Chairman in welcoming David Heyman as the nominee to be the Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.
May 12, 2009
Today's hearing on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program allows the Committee to consider the merits of a program that has provided additional educational options for some of our Nation's most at-risk children.
May 12, 2009
These stories help us understand the real world implications of cutting off this promising program.
May 12, 2009
So their future does not look as bright as yours does as the result of your having this opportunity.
May 12, 2009
Unfortunately, the $12 million provided for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program would only allow currently enrolled students to remain in the program.
May 12, 2009
Mr. Chairman, first let me thank you for convening this hearing today and also for your very eloquent statement, which sums up why we are here today.
May 12, 2009
Sadly, D.C.'s public schools continue to underperform despite an expenditure per pupil rate that is the third-highest in the Nation.
May 12, 2009
Sadly, the District's public schools continue to underperform despite an expenditure per pupil rate that is the third highest in the Nation.
May 12, 2009
I am also very concerned that the organizational structure may ignore the fact that 85 percent of critical infrastructure is in private hands.
May 12, 2009
Most people do not realize that the Department of Homeland Security has a large international role.
May 12, 2009
NTEU supported an amendment offered by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), to the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution, to…
May 11, 2009
I certainly agree with you that the Privacy Act of 1974 has withstood the test of time amazingly well.
May 11, 2009
The whole reason that Congress creates independent regulatory agencies is to insulate them from Administration policies
May 11, 2009
I am optimistic that our new President and his Administration will develop a regulatory agenda forceful in its intent to protect the American people.
May 11, 2009
It is very frustrating to many of my constituents that the rulemaking process appears to be so opaque and so difficult.
May 11, 2009
In Professor Cass Sunstein, the President has found someone with exceptional qualifications and extraordinary talent.
May 11, 2009
I am concerned that the Administration is really putting the cart before the horse here.
May 11, 2009
But when I talked to the Coast Guard about this issue, and I asked the question--What is the back-up going to be?--there is not an answer to that.
May 11, 2009
How are you going to meet the legislative mandate of the SAFE Port Act with regard to the centers at high-priority ports when you are zeroing out the funding?
May 11, 2009
It does not make sense to me that DHS is recommending the decommissioning of the LORAN-C system...
May 11, 2009
The President's proposed budget would provide no funding for polar icebreakers.
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