John Kline Quotations

When I talk to teachers, parents, superintendents, my colleagues, everyone wants to fix No Child Left behind. There is great dissatisfaction with No Child Left Behind.

Let's get one thing straight: No one wants Stafford loan interest rates to increase.

Many members of the House and Senate are unable to provide much-needed aid to their affected constituents because of the loss of personal and office resources, ... The catastrophic events resulting from Hurricane Katrina require that we do all we can to assist our colleagues and their constituents.

No Child Left Behind taught us that parents, teachers and state and local leaders are more suited to address students' needs than a one-size-fits-all accountability system developed by Washington bureaucrats.

Certainly heart rate variability has been tied to things like emotional control. It does seem a bit faddish to me.

For too many years, politicians in Washington have been eager to pledge more hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help deal with the student debt load. But this doesn't sit right with the many Americans who take pride in making fiscally responsible choices and paying off their loans on time.

I think there's some areas that warrant close consideration. What are we spending on NASA, for example? What about manned space flight? Is that something that should be pushed back and perhaps save some money there? ... How much are we spending on aid packages overseas?

Parents should never have to choose between their child's health and safety and their ability to receive an education, ... The Child Medication Safety Act will help restore the right of parents to make decisions in the best interest of their children.

We must revamp K-12 education law to ensure Washington does not stand in the way of meaningful reforms.

Those kids may have learned a lot of science (at school). But if it wasn't the science that was on the test, the chances are they aren't going to do as well. They may not have many opportunities to learn science outside of the school day.

Urban districts typically have scores that are lower than the state average. It's up to us to see what we can do to raise those numbers over the next couple of years.

We simply can't keep providing money from the federal government in the form of subsidized or actual loans and Pell Grants when we don't have the money.

We look forward to working with the city. The city will benefit from jobs, about 800 permanent as well as millions of dollars in sales tax revenue annually.

Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child Left Behind was heralded as groundbreaking. And in some ways, it was.

The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 would consolidate and eliminate dozens of ineffective or duplicative programs, enhance the role of job creators in workforce development decisions, and improve accountability over the use of taxpayer dollars.

The best teachers are those who keep students motivated, challenged and flourishing.

Not all of America uses Ronald Reagan airport, but all of America uses our currency, ... We have used currency to commemorate great leaders in our past. It seemed to me this was a good way to do it.

They want to stay in town. It speaks a great deal about the schools in Waukee that they want to stay there. It's a neat deal, too. Then their old houses become available for other young couples.

The Interest Rate Reduction Act takes a first step toward providing critical stability by eliminating the threat of an immediate interest rate increase, while making clear the need to move toward a long-term solution that serves the best interests of taxpayers and borrowers.

If you learn a trade, they can never take that away from you.

I just love the people. The citizens of Urbandale make Urbandale what it is.

If I do things for the city of Urbandale, it's a labor of love.

For the immeasurable contribution of Ronald Wilson Reagan to the office of the Presidency, and to our great nation we all owe a debt of gratitude. Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of all the men and women who served our nation under your Presidency, and those inspired by you who serve today. I salute you, sir.

The life and legacy of Ronald Reagan so shifted the paradigm of the American Presidency and the character of our nation that it becomes easy to overlook some of the smaller, more personal changes he brought to his office.

These are important precedents here that we're trying to get at, ... And I think there's just confusion.

The Maine hospitality and this regatta couldn't be better,