Political Quotes

“I am introducing the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success, or the A-PLUS, Act. When most of us come to Washington, one of the promises or one of the things that we try and do best is to return as much power or, should I say, decisionmaking back to the States and back to the people. I believe the A-PLUS Act does that. It allows the States to opt out of as many as 80 different Federal programs, returning that opportunity. Some may say that No Child Left Behind, that it allows the opt out, and it does; but what it doesn't do, it doesn't allow the States to opt out of the mandates and still keep their Federal funding. That is why we believe this is a crucial amendment. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. DeSantis), my distinguished friend. Mr. DeSANTIS. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend from North Carolina. I am happy to cosponsor this amendment. I think of this amendment in terms of Common Core because we have had a lot of controversy over Common Core. A lot of parents are upset about it, and they say: Look, this was the Federal Government getting involved in education, and people support it. Congress said: Wait a minute. The Federal Government never mandated Common Core. That never happened. And, you know, that is true.…”