William F. Goodling: “I believe the bill we are introducing today will ensure that the program works the way it was originally intended.”

I pleaded with the President, and I said, he can talk about class size reduction, but if he does not have a quality teacher to put in that new classroom, I will guarantee it does not matter whether the teacher-to-pupil ratio is 12 to 1, 20…

When we were doing that negotiating last year, it was a perfect time. The New York News newspaper had total front page coverage which said, Parents, do you recognize in New York City, 50 percent of your teachers are not qualified? And I…

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…

I am reminded each time that we were negotiating that both the President and the Secretaries were governors. Think in terms of being a governor, rather than being a Washington bureaucrat, and you will be offering far better solutions to…