"Last Congress, I introduced an amendment to COMPETES that would direct NSF and Department of Education to collaborate and identify the grand challenges facing research and development in STEM education teaching and learning."
"I recognize the need to reduce federal spending and address our deficit. However, I believe we cannot jeopardize the safety and security of the flying public or the future of the American economy in t..."
"I believe we cannot jeopardize the safety and security of the flying public or the future of the American economy in the process."
"I am convinced cutting these programs now would present major concerns for aviation safety in the coming years and push our aviation industry backwards instead of moving us forward."
"I think you do have to have the will."
"I think almost every one of you except maybe one used the word 'failure' for traditional public schools."
"if we start to put all of our resources into doing something that keeps taking five kids from here, five kids from here, five kids from here, then what we have, in effect, done is said to those people..."
"I am from the state of Ohio, so I think I look at things a little differently because most of our charter schools are not public charter schools."
"I have two very quick questions."