Alma Adams actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Coats and Ranking Member Maloney, for hosting the hearing today on the national debt, and to our panelists, thank you very much for your testimony and for being here."

"do you truly believe that allowing States to choose how to determine the success of subgroups will actually result in the improvement of subgroup outcomes?"

"We need to value our educators more and we have some questions in North Carolina about whether or not we do that."

"I am absolutely opposed to efforts to undermine the Department of Education and the spirit of the law."