Tom Cole actually said...

"I believe that States, not the U.S. Department of Education, should continue to be responsible for what charters they do or do not authorize."

"Quite frankly, the regulations, in our view, would dismantle, you know, frankly, a successful Federal, State, and local partnership that really has enabled millions of children to have a public educat..."

"Programs like civics education should be used to bring our country together and focus on our own commonalities while teaching respect for our differences."

"Not only is this inflationary, but there are also people making literally hundreds of thousands of dollars a year who aren't being asked to repay their student loans."