Political Quotes

“Reclaiming my time, this effectively co-ops States and forces other States to do the same thing that my colleague's and my State of Colorado has already done. It goes beyond that as well. Under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, this should be a power reserved for the States. Mr. Speaker, I would like to shed light on a serious issue facing millions of students nationally and in my home State of Colorado. Every day, 50 million students and 3 million teachers face significant health and safety threats due to inadequate school facilities. I have heard about many in Colorado, school gyms that are closed down because their roofs are falling in, staggering statistics that disproportionately affect high-poverty schools, particularly urban and rural schools, and many schools serving a high percentage of minority students. Today we have a chance to address this rampant inequality throughout our school districts and to create jobs in the process. If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up Representative Bobby Scott's Rebuild America's Schools Act, H.R. 2475, which I am also a proud co-sponsor of. Mr. Scott's legislation would invest $100 billion in the physical and digital infrastructure needs of our schools, creating nearly 2 million jobs and creating the education infrastructure we need for the 21st century. Mr.…”