Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the legislation we are considering today, the Goals 2000 education bill. I believe it is important to address the idea of school readiness, and this legislation does that. Its first goal is that by the year 2000, all children in America should start school ready to learn, thereby increasing the graduation rate to at least 90 percent. Another important goal is that our students would leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having demonstrated competency over basic but challenging subjects like English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, the arts, history, and geography. In addition, it is time that we make increasing adult literacy a top priority so that individuals will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. One of the six goals contained in this legislation pertains to drug-free schools. This is an extremely important goal and one in which I feel education can play a vital role. We have held hearings in the Judiciary Committee pertaining to drug abuse, and almost every individual who is involved in law enforcement tells us that if we are going to win the war against drugs, we have to win it through education.”