Political Quotes

“the reauthorization of the Office of Education Research and Improvement has been waiting for more than 3 years to receive action on the floor of the House. And today we have the Education Science Reform Act of 2002 here through the hard work of the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle), the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), who have done a marvelous job in bringing this bill together through subcommittee and full committee and here on the floor today. And without the leadership of the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle), it just would not have happened at all. Providing high quality, scientifically based education research is vital if we are going to improve our Nation's schools. The Education Science Act of 2002 does just that. In addition, it provides technical assistance to regions, States, districts, and schools that is accountable, customer-driven and focused on the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. Let me emphasize that the reforms in this bill will greatly assist in helping the No Child Left Behind Act, successfully transform and reform our schools. Mr. Speaker, I especially want to thank the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee) for their bipartisan leadership in working out this agreement.”