Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts and would like to join him in expressing my great honor in having served with the gentleman from Florida. It is my hope that he and I have another opportunity to manage a rule together. It is my expectation we will have the opportunity to manage another rule together. But in the event that that doesn't happen, I would like to express my warm wishes for his continued success in his future. I very much look forward to seeing what the gentleman from Florida will be involved with next, and I look forward to staying in touch and in close contact for many years in the future. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The passage of this bill, which would reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, is critical to our Nation's children--to their health and well-being and to their academic success in school. Making sure that our children get a world-class education can't be accomplished if our children don't get the proper nutrition to make it through the day and learn. I have a background of involvement in public education, both as the superintendent of a charter school I started as well as the chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education. I have tasted and eaten many school lunches. I have seen firsthand how the lack of access to nutritious food prevents too many kids from reaching their full potential--intellectually, academically, and physically.…”