I just so appreciate getting this on the official record because I want folks back in Washington to make sure they hear this story.

Do you find that if the punitive structure of No Child Left Behind was taken away, does the data itself and slicing it in many different directions prove helpful to understanding the progress of the school and the service to different…

Your leadership and guiding legislation that enables that will be really valuable.

We need to remember access as well, please.

Thank you very much.

Time is of the essence for every child being educated.

I loved math, and it could have been taught in any form, and I would have loved it.

There was a study done on Chess for Success here in Oregon that showed it had a pretty positive impact.

And then you mentioned the school choice issue, and this is part of the punitive structure of a school being labeled unsuccessful, if you will.

So tell me this, as you talk about the accountability, and No Child Left Behind has a series of measures after 3 years of nonperformance that start kicking in, do you think generally those strategies are on target, or are they…

We continue to react to the widening achievement gap rather than addressing the source of the problem.

It is my hope that as you consider the reauthorization of ESEA, you will provide adequate and stable funding for this important work to continue.

And this is a story we have certainly heard throughout the State. And it is a big deal.

I mean, I do believe that America, we all know, has fallen way behind.

Time for one last comment. Anyone else--yes?

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I thank my colleague from New York, and I appreciate those 3 minutes. So horseracing may have been called the sport of kings, but that doesn't mean owners of horses--those millionaires and billionaires supporting those horses--need royal…

Thank you, Mr. President. Is there a 10-minute rule in effect? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is. Mr. Schumer addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.

we are involved in a very important national debate about our finances, our deficits, our debt, investments in our economy, including the creation of jobs, and how we take on those problems in the most effective manner to build a strong…

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Since I used only about 30 seconds of my time, I would like to do one followup here...

Long before your term as FDIC Chairman, you were a voice calling out the abuses and systemic risk of subprime lending.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good to be here.

The Volcker rule in Dodd-Frank will help.

Thank you. I think that would be very helpful. Thank you.