mr. chairman , reclaiming my time , i thank the gentleman for his comments . 
and i do agree that funding gifted and talented education in this country is an important mission . 
we must continue to provide support for our brightest students to succeed , especially in the areas of math and science . 
i hope the gentleman understands that with such a tough budget allocation , we did not have the resources to support everything we would have liked to have done , including some important and successful programs like the javits program for gifted and talented students . 
i will work with the gentleman from illinois to address this issue in conference . 
