Judd Gregg: “Over the last 4 years, especially over the last 2 years President Bush has been in office, there has been a dramatic…”

“Over the last 4 years, especially over the last 2 years President Bush has been in office, there has been a dramatic increase in IDEA funding. In fact, we have increased IDEA funding by almost 173 percent. Last year, we added $1 billion. This year, we added $1 billion. This budget will add $1 billion on top of that--$3 billion in 3 years. This has been a major commitment to IDEA. I will be following the amendment the Senator from North Dakota has proposed with another amendment which will add an additional $3.2 billion into IDEA. It is inappropriate to take the course of action which the Senator from North Dakota has proposed. We believe we can do it in a much more thoughtful and appropriate way with the following amendment.”