With all due respect, let me just tell you that when we worked on the No Child Left Behind, the authorization for this requirement and this money were under the Teacher Quality State Grants.

That makes it difficult for us, as we try and manage this.

I find the President's budget to have serious shortfalls.

I would just encourage you to stay in close touch with our families here who are watching news reports with a great deal of anxiety.

I think we are all very disturbed by the images of the prisoner of war (POWs), and I know their families here in this country are really--there is a lot of anxiety.

I hope that you take a look at that, because there is a lot of disagreement on that.

Well, I am deeply concerned about that.

I know you are an educator. And you cannot believe that it makes sense to transfer students to schools that are overcrowded even to the point of causing health and safety concerns.

Will you look at the minority report?

I guess I am kind of surprised that we are facing an operation and maintenance issue of this scale.

Clearly, there are a lot of critical projects in my State, from transportation obstruction, water, energy, environmental projects that I have a number of questions on.