William F. Goodling: “I believe in this legislation we now do much of what the gentleman is trying to do without specifically authorizing a…”

The Governor Bush model, of course, is the model I have tried to follow for 26 years, and that is to put people before politics but put children before politics. That is what he has done in Texas. That is why we have seen the kind of…

When we were negotiating the 100,000 teachers last year, the first thing the administration said is we have to take about 10 percent off the top, I think they wanted 15 percent, to keep on the Federal level. I said, wait a minute, you are…

As a matter of fact, Mr. Speaker, two budgets submitted by the White House in a row had a decrease in funding for special education, 2 years in a row.

I rise in support of H.Res. 552 offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Wu). It urges the House to support mentoring and enrichment programs that promote and encourage young people to enter mathematics, science, engineering and…