"I do have some doubts as to whether now is the time to implement a funding structure that will help put taxpayer dollars with some third-party investors instead of directly into the future of these children."
"I believe we need to look for innovative ways like this."
"I am a little concerned, though, about the practicalities."
"I think it is a cost-effective program that we need to extend."
"Most of us are familiar with the old saw that a conservative is someone who says, 'You go first.'"
"I believe that our objective should be to encourage innovation without wasting taxpayer money on programs that don't work that are not cost effective."
"As I said earlier, a smaller and smaller portion of poor families, poor children, receive TANF."
"Every dollar that we shift to subsidize employment means a dollar less for some other initiative."
"I look forward to the testimony of each of you so that we can learn how to make genuine improvements."
"Our decision should be guided by what the evidence shows, not what ideology dictates."
"Just because these were written with a prescription instead of on the street doesn't make their impact any different."