Anna Eshoo: “millions of middle-class Americans make sacrifices for their children every day. How many times have we known parents to…”

“millions of middle-class Americans make sacrifices for their children every day. How many times have we known parents to put off buying a new car to pay for their childrens' education? How many times have we seen parents postpone their vacation to save for their kids' tuition? Yet today, we are considering giving huge tax cuts to the privileged few instead of investing in our children's education and our country's future. Is this what the American people really want? I don't think so. I represent one of the wealthiest districts in the country they want deficit reduction and they recognize that education is an investment. Middle-class Americans do need relief--they need relief from the ever climbing costs of education--the seed corn which allows our Nation to harvest a trained work force. They want deficit reduction--not a Republican deficit buster which doesn't invest in our future or address the fundamental issues which face our country. I urge my colleagues to reject this so-called crown jewel of the contract. It's costume jewelry. Education produces the true crown jewels in our families, our communities, and in our country.”