Political Quotes

“we are debating the education reform act. Debate over this bill is increasingly boiling down to debate over one question: What is Congress' solution to the problems in our schools, specifically, lagging overall achievement and the fact that too many children are failed altogether? Anyone watching this debate will realize there is a divide between those of us who believe that the solution lies in reform and those, on the other hand, who believe that the solution is to spend more of your money. This morning, the Senator from New Hampshire was very clear in pointing out how the expenditure of billions and billions of dollars over the years has not resulted in any improvement in the test scores of our children, and, indeed, after the expenditure of over $120 billion for the last 30 years, our children are actually falling further behind than ever before. Granted, those of us who advocate that reform have committed to significant funding increases.”