Mitch Landrieu: “the second amendment I wish to talk about for a moment and offer tomorrow for a vote is not about the military; it is…”

“the second amendment I wish to talk about for a moment and offer tomorrow for a vote is not about the military; it is about education. I was in the Chamber earlier today speaking about education. Let me recap. Senator Murray offered an amendment which I was pleased to vote for, proud to vote for. Although it only received 48 votes, I think it was one of the most important amendments we discussed all day. The reason I say that is because one of the major platforms of this administration when this President took office--I can remember the speeches. I sat in the great room of the House Chamber and listened to the State of the Union speeches. I will paraphrase, but I heard this. I heard the leader of our country say we are not doing enough in education; that our schools were not doing what they should do, and that he had a plan. If we would just stop throwing money at the system, if we would start expecting success, not funding failure, if we would embrace accountability, if we would make sure all of our teachers were certified, and if we would really work together across party lines and come up with a new plan for public education in our Nation, that is what we should do. I was convinced, committed, and worked very hard to see that bill pass, and it passed. That was the No Child Left Behind Act.”