He was asked by Graham Allen, Labour MP for Nottingham North, about his stance on early intervention and how prior attainment affected pupils' education.
Frank's bill is still in its infant stages--no word yet on the administration's position. (The White House typically doesn't take a stance this early in the legislative game.) But if history is an indicator, anything that might impose more regulation on U.S. oil companies is not likely to go over well at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.