Too many vital education dollars that should be spent in the classroom are bouncing around in the federal bureaucracy.

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.

While we enjoy the benefits of living in the greatest democracy in the world, we must be ever conscious of the fact that none of the achievements or freedoms enjoyed in America would be possible without the price that has been paid for by our servicemen.

We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.

This enemy of peace in the world today is unlike any we have seen in the past, and our military is learning from, and building on, previous successes while carrying peace and freedom into the future.

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.

Too many vital education dollars that should be spent in the classroom are bouncing around in the federal bureaucracy.