John Kline: “Granting more freedom from the federal mandates of NCLB does not mean lowering the bar for any child.”

At the end of the day, it will be America's poorest neighborhoods that are impacted the most, and that is the last thing we intended as Congress when it passed the Every Student Succeeds Act.

I cannot State emphatically enough that far-reaching reform, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisanship must be the principles that guide us as we work to solve this problem.

There is nothing fair or excusable about a 75-year-old retiree with health care concerns finding out that the pension he was promised just isn't funded.

Clinging fearlessly to my job and title for a few more weeks, I thank the chairman.