Christopher Dodd actually said...

"I think, actually, welfare reform played some positive role in getting more parents work, but it was welfare reform, accompanied by a range of supports for low-income workers, like extensions of child..."

"they may be the first generation of Americans that does less well than their parents."

"I need to be at that PTA meeting. I need to be at that sporting event. I need to go have that session for an hour with my child's teacher to understand how they're doing."

"The state of our children is not simply a failure of government or of schools; it is a failure of all of us."