Patricia Schroeder: “the question of who is for kids and who is just kidding sounds very playful, but this is not a playful question to…”

“the question of who is for kids and who is just kidding sounds very playful, but this is not a playful question to ponder. This is really about the survival of this great Republic which we are so proud of, because we need to know which Members of this body are not for kids. If they are not for kids, they are going right at this Nation's future. I went to public school, my husband went to public school, both of our children went to public school, my mother taught in public school. Public schools have been the foundation of the future of this Nation. I am appalled that the Republicans in this body have put the biggest cuts in education we have ever seen at a time when we all agree that our schools need more help, not less. If Members think that our math scores are high enough so we can pull back our funding to help math, if they think our basic reading skills are good enough so we can pull back on math, if Members think our classes are too small and we ought to make them bigger, and if they think it is a good idea to surrender on the drug war in the schools and not make them safe, then Members will love their side of the aisle. I do not. I think it is time we all wake up and fight back.”