Rick addressed this on a tele-town hall for tea party members. He said it was something he was not a fan of and that he had some real concerns. It did have some things that were good, and he voted for it, but he admitted it was a mistake. He stated, "Looking back, I should have known better. I didn't listen to my better principles. One of the first orders of business will be to repeal it and the funding for it."
In a separate conversation from the above, Rick said it was a mistake, and that he held his nose and voted for it because it was the President's highest priority and it had some good stuff in it. But he admitted it was inconsistent with his view of education, and that he has been vocal about getting education back not just to State level but to local level. He said he violated his principles on that one, and he regrets it.
