"I look forward to further conversations with you on that."
"Now this administration often has stressed to us the importance to implementing reforms that we know and can prove are effective."
"I share that goal, and as a long-time advocate for job training and education programs, it's great to have a strong partner in the White House on that."
"I think we have to bridge that gap and as I told you, I will be shortly introducing legislation, again, to bring together all the players."
"the only way this works is when you do it in collaboration."
"I am proud that our work together to pass a strong Recovery package is beginning to help States like Washington keep more teachers in their jobs."
"I was very pleased to see that you and the President are preparing to tackle or more appropriately, put a full-court press on a lot of the large issues facing us in education today."
"I think that's a promising idea."
"My position is really clear, and the administration is going to have to expect it to remain consistent, because that's what I want for these budgets."
"We've got to move forward toward a clean energy economy and this will help keep us on that path."
"I believe that this administration is committed to making working families a priority once again in this country."