Mark Takano: “This update will directly benefit my colleague, Mr. Allen's state, by 493,000.”

“The work of renewing and perfecting the idea of America does not happen on its own.”

“Let’s finish the assignment, make Dr. King’s dream a reality, and fulfill the promise of a better America.”

“At a moment when young Americans feel that the American dream is out of reach, this action only adds to feeling that the deck is stacked against them.”

I am disgusted by this political agenda that attacks the rights of school districts and parents to decide the policies of their schools in their own backyards.