Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record two letters dated August 4, 2010, from Joseph Conaly. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: United States Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC, Aug. 4, 2010. Hon. James Webb, United States Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Webb: Your office has expressed concerns about whether Virginia would meet the maintenance-of-effort requirement in the Education Jobs Fund legislation that is currently being considered by the U.S. Senate. This letter is in response to those concerns. In its applications for phase one and phase two funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program, Virginia provided data on the levels of State support for elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education for fiscal years 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Under the Education Jobs Fund legislation, a State may demonstrate that it is maintaining effort if, among other things, its State tax collections for calendar year 2009 were less than State tax collections for calendar year 2006, and State support for elementary and secondary education and for public institutions of higher education for State fiscal year 2011 is not less than the level of such support for each of the two categories, respectively, for State fiscal year 2006.…”