Political Quotes

“As the father of a young boy that you had the opportunity to meet the other day in our Rules Committee, I have a particular interest in quality early childhood education. He is going to enter preschool this fall. I support universal preschool so every child in the country has the same kinds of opportunities that your child or my child has. I know that my friends on the other side of the aisle also recognize the tremendous importance of quality preschool in this country. I also understand that they don't necessarily support the Democratic approach of a comprehensive Federal program for universal preschool. So what this amendment represents is a compromise, a modest step that would help States make the investment in early childhood education that they want to make by authorizing--not appropriating money for--but authorizing the Department of Education to set up a grant program to incentivize State investments in quality early childhood education. I hope this is something we can all get behind. I urge my Republican colleagues to see this amendment as a modest compromise approach to an issue that we need to move forward on. Investment in early childhood education is the most important investment we can make in the life of a child.…”