Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"I think it's great that we're doing that. It's a feather in your cap that we were chosen to do it."

"So essentially you got an increase in the budget that you could use there in your school because you were one of the 20 schools?"

"But let's invest instead. Invest in high quality education that includes after school and extended learning."

"Senator Bingaman and members of the committee, I want to say that we can't do it alone and that Full-Service Community Schools cannot be underestimated or understated."