The blueprint for reauthorization that we have received from the Obama administration is a step in the right direction.
I don't think that is such a bad idea myself.
To do that, you are going to have to pay child care workers commensurate salaries to what we pay teachers.
Is that tied up in the reconciliation package?
The purpose of Federal education programs in the United States is to provide equity in our education system.
We need a revolution in child care--every kid in this country, as is the case in many European countries.
I'm very proud to say--and I argue with Barbara Boxer about this a bit, but we think Vermont may in fact be leading the country in that dire...
I would hope, Mr. Chairman, that we can fight as hard as we can to put money in weatherization.
For every dollar we spend on that, I think in terms of job creation, in terms of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, in terms of saving fuel, ...
I think we are at the cusp of transforming our energy system. Energy efficiency is at the heart of that.
In this country, to go to a good college costs maybe $50,000 a year at a time when many working families do not make $50,000.