Roy Blunt actually said...

"I was encouraged that the budget emphasizes funding for core education programs like Title I and IDEA."

"One of the long-term commitments to the national government, even before it was the government under the Constitution, was to do things to encourage education."

"I can't find very many people in higher education, I'm going to concede there might be one, but I haven't found one yet, who thinks this really adds to the system rather than adds to the confusion in ..."

"Budgets are about choices. They are about making the tough decisions about where we should direct Federal investments."