I would just say that there is tremendous interest on our side of the aisle in fixing the No Child Left Behind law to really make sure that in this country we really do make sure t...
We know we can win this, and we know that we have to for students back in my home State of Washington.
the Federal requirements that are in place have been so important in producing the kind of high-school and career-ready graduation rates
Thank you very much, Chairman Alexander, for holding this hearing today.
We do believe that every student should have access to a quality public education regardless of where they live.
Over the last 30 years, independent studies have pointed to Yucca Mountain as the nation's best option for a nuclear repository for high-lev...
I really appreciate you scheduling this hearing so quickly so that we can process this critical nomination expeditiously.
This is really concerning to me; it is something that I will be following very closely as well.
I think that it will go a long way in making sure that they know what they need to do when they get home.
We cannot have someone call to get an appointment and be told that they can get one in 5 weeks when they have a problem.
But we just passed this bill saying anybody outside the 40 miles can go to a provider.