Lynn C. Woolsey: “I did not support this bill, H.R. 1350, when it first came out of our subcommittee and then our full committee and then…”

“I did not support this bill, H.R. 1350, when it first came out of our subcommittee and then our full committee and then passed the House. But, since then, there has been a lot of bipartisan effort, and now I believe we can achieve what we were aiming for. We can have and will continue to set aside our political differences so that we work together in our children's best interests. For that I thank our conference chairman, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner); our ranking member, the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller); the chairman of my subcommittee, the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle); and the conferees from both the House and the Senate. I believe that this process, if we follow it, can and must be the standard for the new Congress. Imagine a Congress that puts children before politics. That would be something in and of itself. Today, we are setting an example. We have raised the bar. We have set a standard that together, both sides of the aisle, both the House and the Senate have said, oh, my, let us put children first.”