Nita Lowey actually said...

"If you are funding with vouchers private school, the money is coming from someplace, and there is an overall cut in the budget."

"Education for me is probably one of our most important responsibilities if we are going to have a workforce that is strong, healthy."

"Your budget would cut $9.2 billion from the Department of Education, a cut of 13.6 percent, taking us back to 2002 levels."

"This budget reflects the views of an administration filled with people who, frankly, never had to worry about how they were going to pay for their children going to college."