Political Quotes

“let me just first say that support for charter schools which truly are innovative and truly can change education in America is extremely rewarding and well placed, and I would also like to say that I agree with the gentleman from Indiana with respect to bipartisanship on education matters and for children in general. When is the last time we saw a 6-year-old who thought he was a Republican or a Democrat? We need to help those kids in every way we can. Finally, I would like to thank the gentleman from Indiana and the gentleman from California for their exceptional work on this, and Mr. Riggs in particular for the extraordinary work that he has done on this committee to try to advance the causes of education. We need more of this in the Congress of the United States. I think this has been an exemplary piece of legislation, the way it has been managed and handled, and for that reason I hope we can all support it and pass it when the time comes.”