We have learned--it is nice to see people who have some differences of viewpoints and some overlapping viewpoints.

Most of the workers in Flint, Michigan, are not being hurt by a lack of transparency or accountability on union leadership. But they are being hurt by a lack of jobs.

The role of the federal government in education has changed over the years but the mission remains the same: to ensure equal access to a quality public education for all students.

You have to look at every group. And that is part of disaggregation. Look at all of your data.

Do you agree that this disaggregation of data required by NCLB led to more accountability in the system and allowed your district to better target resources for the students who are most in need?

We do need information, but we don't need useless information or redundant information.

I think there is agreement and some differences. But I think all of you have a passionate belief in good education.

I have participated in five reauthorizations of ESEA during my time in Congress, and strongly believe this reauthorization is long overdue.

The timing of this hearing is important as this Congress continues the bipartisan, bicameral reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

But what are we planning to do to update that, at least so we don't jeopardize those valuable papers and all the other artifacts associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt?

John Marshall made it very clear that the sovereignty of the Indian tribes is a retained sovereignty, and that retained sovereignty is protected by the constitution, not granted by the constitution.