Political Quotes

“the chart back up that talks about the 6 cents in new spending that Governor Bush is talking about versus the 45 cents that the Vice President is talking about. The one thing that I think we have recognized, and the gentleman from Colorado served on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations with me, we believe that there is tremendous leverage in the money that we are already spending, that there are ways to reform the way that we are spending the money. Again, as an example, the Department of Education could get much more of a bang for our buck. And maybe the gentleman from Colorado would care to comment on some of the reforms that we are proposing, besides just being able to audit the books. I would think that just by having a clean set of books and knowing where our money is going, we could leverage significantly. But also the programs and the plans that we have, Straight A's, Dollars to the Classroom, regulatory flexibility.”