Jack Reed

Senator Jack Reed's Teacher and Principal Improvement Act addresses many of these recommendations and is a necessary ingredient to strengthen the ESEA Blueprint and ensure new teacher success.

Do not be dissuaded by individuals that say it is too challenging.

I ask Congress to require that States and districts conduct regular evaluations on the impact of federally funded professional development.

I would like to thank Senator Reed and the leadership of this Committee for literally years of work to restructure and modernize these programs to reflect over two decades of research and on-the-ground experience combating homelessness.

I think we have to begin to think about that.

We took the approach that unless we stabilize the entire system, put a floor in, and then begin to see them sort of work out their problems, we were going to collapse.

We have 12.7 percent unemployment, and as I said in a previous meeting, we have houses that are under water.

I would urge other financial institutions to do the same thing, to give us a chance.

Are we making progress on that front? Is there something that we have to do either with carrots or sticks?

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, not only for your testimony but for your leadership.

I have worked very closely with Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby to get that enacted.

The resource issue is absolutely critical.

I think we have to do more in terms of neighborhood funding.

Do you agree that we must leverage the ability of States, institutions, businesses, and philanthropic organizations to partner together and provide necessary aid and support for students and that the Federal Government cannot be the only…

I have long worked to improve and fund the LEAP program. As such, I was disappointed that the President's fiscal year 2011 budget eliminated funding for LEAP.

I think the fact that we made a good-faith engagement with Iran has actually brought more of the international community with us now that we are moving on the pressure track.

I think, ultimately, Iraqi nationalism will trump Iranian meddling.

The Iraqi people are pretty clear that they don't want a government that's made in Tehran.

The election was successful, very much so.

I think the Iranians lost the election.

The only absolutely dispositive way to end any potential weapons program would be to physically occupy their country and to disestablish their nuclear facilities.

I think Senator Lieberman's acknowledgement of your testimony is very accurate. It is very sobering and very appropriate.

I think our military forces with high confidence could undertake such an operation. But, I think that there would be consequences to our readiness and to the challenges that we already face in this Nation economically to pay for a war, et…

A sanctions approach is not a magic wand.

I am going to thank Senator Hagan for her gracious hospitality. This is payback for not leaving you in Afghanistan.