Political Quotes

“My fervent hope is that people all across this country between now and Tuesday will listen to what is going on here and will raise their voices and address the American Congress. My hope is that they will say--this is my money you are talking about, this $1.6 billion over the next 10 years that you want to go for a tax break that gives only $7 to public school parents, and maybe $37 a year to private school parents. My hope is that they will tell us clearly that this is not exactly our nation's highest priority when it comes to the education of our children. That instead we should be talking about school construction, about the need for smaller class size, about the need for early childhood education, and the need for funding for special education.”