Judd Gregg: “I appreciate the energy of the Senator from New York, but I cannot agree with his position. The fact is, we finally have…”

“I appreciate the energy of the Senator from New York, but I cannot agree with his position. The fact is, we finally have a President who is focused on education, who is focused on the fact that we, as a nation, and as a federal government, have totally failed in our responsibility to low-income children. We have spent over $120 billion of taxpayers' money, and we have still left the low-income child behind in America. We finally have a President who has said: No longer are we going to tolerate this. We are not going to tolerate taking taxpayers' money and allegedly using it to benefit the low-income child, and finding out that generation after generation of low-income children have not been able to realize the American dream because they have not been able to get an education. We have a President who has finally stood up for the low-income child and his or her right to receive a decent education in our country. We brought a bill to this Chamber. It isn't exactly what I wanted, I know it isn't exactly what the other side wanted, but it has, as its essence, the elements that will bring about some significant changes in the way we deliver education in this country, especially on behalf of low-income children. And, more importantly--or equally as important-- the President has said: I am going to support that policy with dollars.…”