Patty Murray actually said...

I think many of the members on our side expressed our real concern about reducing benefits for employees and the cost on the Federal Governm...

the Federal requirements that are in place have been so important in producing the kind of high-school and career-ready graduation rates

Fixing No Child Left Behind should not be a partisan issue.

It would be irresponsible to spend billions in Federal taxpayer dollars without knowing if the law is making a difference in student lives.