Political Quotes

“I want to correct one or two statements that were made in the gentleman's time from the other side. First of all, this legislation has nothing to do whatsoever with anything that the National Academy of Science is doing. We are the people who ask the National Academy of Science to look at existing tests and see whether existing tests as a matter of fact can be used for whatever purpose it is they want to use them. We expect to use that when they present that to us as we go ahead and reauthorize NAEPS. That is the time for the discussion; that is the time for the debate. That is the time for the amendments, when we are involved in this whole business of testing from the national level. We as a matter of fact have made it very clear that as we review all of the testing procedures, and keep in mind we spend $30 million every year for NAEPS and NAGB, every year we spend that amount of money, but we will review what they are doing, we will review all of the testimony that we get, and then we will make a determination about this. What this legislation does is give us the right that we have to make the determination of whether or not we want to move ahead with a national test. In other words, the President has always proposed, whomever that President is proposes, we dispose. That is our constitutional right; not only our right, that is our responsibility.”