I think we have a chance to provide some substitution for what has been, you know, a tough Federal role for good reason.

the decision to say no to Pell grants--again, you can use the one Pell grant for summer--is not one that I enjoyed or wanted to make

Proposing a budget that once again spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much is not the kind of leadership that America deserves.

I was always hoping for a bigger step, and I hope that we will get to one of those.

If we don't hold our schools accountable for ALL the children in their classrooms, we fail.

We have to make tough choices now to ensure this important program remains available for the students who need it most.

Responsibility, reform, and results are the hallmarks of our budget and our Administration and the guiding principles as we move forward.

I don't think that is a place where you should be cutting back and you have to continue to invest.

we are either going to put ourselves in a competitive advantage or we are going to continue to lose not the low skill jobs, but the high skill jobs which are really the jobs of the future.

It just seems to me that our priorities aren't right.

I look forward to hearing from you, Mr. Secretary, about how we can get this country back on track and what we can do to help students succeed.

This kind of spending is unsustainable and keeps Pell Grants on the path to bankruptcy.