Tom Coburn: “In our amendment we restored the $52.5 million that goes for actual education, we eliminate the bureaucracy associated…”

“In our amendment we restored the $52.5 million that goes for actual education, we eliminate the bureaucracy associated with the Indian education department, but maintain the funds to the school districts where the actual Indian education takes place, and, if I may continue in answer to that, in supporting my amendment in lieu of the amendment that we are now considering of Mr. Obey's what my colleague will find is that we will be taking that from a source that is more readily available to us with less disconcerting changes for everyone, and so we were more likely to restore the funds for Indian education.”