Richard Burr: “Are we going to commit to using part of these Federal dollars that States deserve--because it is in many cases in lieu…”

“Are we going to commit to using part of these Federal dollars that States deserve--because it is in many cases in lieu of Federal payments for a tax--are we going to commit those to local school systems to educate our children? That is the decision we will have. At the end of the day, I am going to support Wyden-Reid-Baucus-Bingaman, and however many more people go on the chart before we actually have a vote, but before that vote we will have a decision as to whether we are going to make a commitment to education in this country, and I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of that.”