Political Quotes

“If I might interrupt for just a second and pick up on that subject of education. We are now, in this Chamber on this floor in Congress and the Senate, engaging in a debate about how the Federal Government can support these critical educational investments. The proposal that we anticipate being made tomorrow by our Republican colleagues would significantly reduce the funding for the workforce investment boards across the Nation. These are local organizations put together in counties and cities to support reeducating workers who have been laid off from jobs that have gone offshore. Those educational programs, career educational, vocational education programs are crucial to upgrade the skills of our current workforce and the workforce of tomorrow. So as we go through this debate about deficits versus taxes versus cuts, we need to keep in mind the critical investments that are made every year, and have been for decades, by the Federal Government to support things like education. Without education, which is the most crucial of all investments, this Nation cannot compete. So the point you brought up, Ms. Kaptur, is so critically important that the reeducation, the upgrading of skills and the support, I would add, from the Federal Government is going to be debated here. So watch carefully, America. Watch carefully what is happening here in Congress, and make sure that you participate in this debate.”