Todd Russell Platts: “When it is our children, we find the political will to do what we need to do.”

And public education, and one of our colleagues who we both had the privilege to serve under when he was chair of our committee as well.

I am the lead Republican with Mr. Donnelly on the America Works Act, which is to then promote the--what has been discussed here to some degree already--the nationally recognized, very portable skill credentials.

Access to affordable, quality education--basic education and higher education--is key to us remaining that land of opportunity

I do not support vouchers that take money out of the public school system, first of all because we promised 40 percent of special ed, 1975, and we are funding less than 20 percent of that commitment.