EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS  THE XXXX RECORD EDUCATION FUNDING XXXX Voted Against Hundreds Of Millions In Funding For Education Funding. In March 2013, XXXX voted against Harkin, D-Iowa, amendment no. 53 to the Mikulski, D-Md., substitute amendment no. 26. The Harkin amendment would add $107 million for Title I funding, for school districts with a large percentage of low-income students and $14 million for TRIO, a program that helps students from disadvantaged communities get into college. It would add $125 million for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and $107 million for child care programs. It would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health by $211 million and provide a $29 million increase for the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The amendment would be offset by a 0.127 percent cut to certain programs. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 54-45 (D 52-0; R 0-45; I 2-0). [Vote 36, 3/14/13] XXXX Voted Against $26.1 Billion In Medicaid And Education Funding For States That Was Paid For By Closing Foreign Tax Loopholes. In August 2010, XXXX voted against a Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with a further Murray, D-Wash., substitute amendment no. 4575 that would provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in education funding for states. The cost of the programs would be offset by changing foreign tax provisions, ending increased food stamp benefits beginning in April 2014 and rescinding previously enacted spending. [Vote 228, 8/5/10]  XXXX Voted Against $26.1 Billion In Medicaid And Education Funding For States. In August 2010, XXXX voted against a Murray, D-Wash., motion to waive the Budget Act and budget resolutions with respect to the Gregg, R-N.H., point of order against the Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with a further Murray substitute amendment no. 4575 that would provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in education funding for states. [Vote 225, 8/4/10]  XXXX Voted Against $26.1 Billion In Medicaid and Education Funding For States. In August 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with a further Murray, D-Wash., substitute amendment no. 4575 that would provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in education funding for states. [Vote 224, 8/4/10] XXXX Cast Deciding Vote Against Amendment to Increase Education Funding by $6.3 Billion. In March 2006, XXXX voted against an amendment that would have increased education funding by $6.3 billion over the amount requested by George Bush. The amendment failed in the Senate 50-50. [Vote 39, 3/14/06] XXXX Voted For $7 Billion for Health Care & Education Programs. In March 2006, XXXX voted for an amendment to increase FY2007 education and health care funding by $7.1 billion. The amendment was proposed in order to restore many of Bush’s budget cuts to health care, education and job training programs. [Vote 58, 3/16/06] XXXX Voted Against $5 Billion Increase in NCLB Funding. In October 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment that would have increased NCLB Title I funding by $5 billion during fiscal year 2006. The underlying bill appropriated $12.8 billion for Title I in 2006, about $10 billion less than Congress authorized. [Vote 269, 10/26/05; Aberdeen American News, 10/30/05] 58