John Culberson: “I believe there is no constitutional role for the Federal Government in education. However, I understand that the funds…”

“I believe there is no constitutional role for the Federal Government in education. However, I understand that the funds under this act are accepted voluntarily by each State, but I am concerned that State bureaucrats often simply accept these funds and all the strings without any input from our constituents or locally elected officials. I saw this in the Texas House. I very much appreciate that the gentleman from Indiana and Chairman Kline worked with me to protect the 10th Amendment and to ensure that States knowingly accept the strings attached to these programs before they receive any funding under this bill. I want to be clear that this provision simply ensures that locally elected officials, parents, and other interested stakeholders have the opportunity to stand up and voice concern or support for accepting Federal funding at their State capital before any unelected, unaccountable bureaucrat can accept that money and all the strings that come with them. I want to ask if the chairman concurs that this is the intent and the result of the language that you have included in the Student Success Act?”