Trent Lott: “I think this is a fair agreement. Senators understandably want to be able to offer relevant amendments, and these…”

Senator Lautenberg is here, chairman of the subcommittee. He is working with Senator Murray on a couple amendments. We have a couple amendments by Senator DeMint that we have cleared. We are hoping we will have a chance to visit with…

When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We`re proud of him. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn`t have had all these problems over all these years either.

I think that many aspects to what the Obama administration and the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is doing and the race for the top that have some positive features.

I can't help but feel honored and humbled by all that has been said here. My mother would have loved it and would have believed it all. I feel totally inadequate to properly respond to much of what has been said. I thank my colleagues one…