"I am certainly hopeful that we can move forward to get this reauthorization done this year."
"Letter dated May 3, 2016, from Partnership for 21st Century Learning P21"
"So, your answer is yes?"
"We hear a lot of talk, especially from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, about regulation of being by definition Federal overreach."
"You intend to proceed as the law has said, you are going to assist, you are not going to try to dictate to States what they should do."
"As a sponsor of the core act, I have advocated for an accountability model that forces districts to review the equitable allocation of resources across schools."
"I too do want to just agree with my colleague, Representative Grijalva, about my concern of accountability for charter schools."
"Despite the great progress made in reversing past environmental damage, we find ourselves locked in an ongoing battle over this seemingly non-controversial issue."
"It is important that we move expeditiously to determine why, and why they have not requested the resources that are necessary to contain the sediment."
"Lake Erie provides drinking water to millions, and supports thousands of jobs, and contributes over $1 billion to our local economies."
"I am pleased to be here today to discuss the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act."