"I certainly would be very opposed to that."
"we are going to work with you where we can and then occasionally stop you where we must."
"this is something that maybe State and local governments need to be looking at, not that I am calling for any decrease in what we do, but maybe they need to be doing a little bit more themselves."
"I want to commit to you, again, I look forward to working with you on the supplemental."
"The contrast between what I saw yesterday in the Senate and what I saw here today on both sides of the aisle makes me very proud of our chamber and this subcommittee."
"You made the statement that, you know, you would rather be accused of doing too much in retrospect than accused of doing too little."
"I like the idea that you are willing to break the mold and think about this because we have got a lot of challenges."
"I am really excited about your Pell Grant proposal and your additional investment in career and technical education."
"I have never met a single student or instructor in these programs that didn't think they were worthwhile."
"I think if you block grant these to States, a lot of the money that has been set aside specifically for charters honestly is apt to be diverted into the public system."
"We asked for a report, and we ought to get it. Nothing wrong with that."
"I commend you, honestly, for trying to think through different ways to deal with that."