Correspondence

Dear Secretary Duncan: Three days ago, the Office of Management and Budget published the Open Government Initiative, which OMB Director Peter Orzag pledged “will help to make government more open, transparent, and accountable to bridge the gap between the American people and their government.” In fact, the Obama Administration has made openness and transparency a marquee promise to the American p... Read more »

Dear Secretary Duncan: The individuals charged with operating and overseeing our nation’s schools bear a tremendous responsibility. Our teachers and principals on the front lines and the public servants in the nation’s capital have been entrusted with shaping and influencing the lives of the next generation. As a parent and a grandparent, I expect these individuals to demonstrate sound judgment a... Read more »

Dear Republican Colleague: The Administration just released their FY 2010 budget proposal, which they eagerly claim saves a total of $17 billion government-wide. While I applaud the effort at trimming unnecessary government programs, I was disappointed that the president’s scalpel wasn’t sharper. This month I introduced the Priorities in Education Spending Act which would repeal 68 ineffective or ... Read more »

Dear Republican Colleague: I am writing to invite you to cosponsor the Priorities in Education Spending Act which would repeal a number of ineffective and unnecessary federal education programs. With congressional Democrats on an out-of-control spending spree, this bill will stand up for students and taxpayers, and for future generations by proposing real solutions to reform federal spending and i... Read more »

Dear Republican Colleague: I am writing to invite you to cosponsor the Priorities in Education Spending Act which would repeal a number of ineffective and unnecessary federal education programs. With congressional Democrats on an out-of-control spending spree, this bill will stand up for students and taxpayers, and for future generations by proposing real solutions to reform federal spending and i... Read more »

Dear Colleague: The American people believe strongly in their right to a secret ballot, and are overwhelmingly opposed to legislation that would take away that right in the workplace. Such is the finding of a new national survey from McLaughlin & Associates that shows widespread public opposition to the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would offer workers anything but a free choice ... Read more »