John Kline: “However, no president should endorse an unconstitutional scheme in order to address a political problem.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being with us today. Excellent testimony, as we're trying to solve the problem that some of us have been dealing with for a long time.

[The Every Student Succeeds Act] is clear: Education decision-making now rests with states and districts, and the federal role is to support and inform those decisions.

Nothing excuses the fact that what it is proposing is simply unlawful.

Thank you to the witnesses for being here, excellent testimony.