Joe Cunningham: “I would say that a lot of us have fought for an increase in IDEA money, I say to the gentleman from Kansas. I would also…”

“I would say that a lot of us have fought for an increase in IDEA money, I say to the gentleman from Kansas. I would also say I have given my colleagues one way in which we can provide more money for IDEA. The largest group of teachers leaving education is in special education because they are spending so much time in paperwork, so much time in court, that they are leaving the profession. These are dedicated people. If we want to cap lawyer fees, then we can get up to four times the amount of money into special education.”