Tom Coburn: “I think $4.3 million does a whole lot in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Texas, and all the other States, and I think a whole lot…”

“I think $4.3 million does a whole lot in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Texas, and all the other States, and I think a whole lot less is accomplished with $4.3 million run out of Washington, DC. And to say that $4.3 million does nothing is an example of what the problem is in Washington. It is because we perceive that $4.3 million is a small amount. And when that amount of money goes to any school district... when that amount of money leaves Washington, two things happen: No. 1 is it is not wasted in Washington, and No. 2 is it has an opportunity to be put to excellent use in the various States. And IDEA is a program that we have mandated that is underfunded, without a doubt, across this country, and just the other point that I was going to mention... is we have several other amendments to try to increase IDEA to make that impact much greater.”