Political Quotes

“the amendment provides for competition among agencies that are given millions of dollars to manage programs for our neediest children. And unlike during the creation of the Head Start program, today across America there are thousands of potential providers. School boards are now in the early childhood business. United Way is now in the early childhood business. Local communities are now in the early childhood business, providing tremendous educational opportunities for our neediest young people before they enter kindergarten. We want them to enter kindergarten ready to learn, and we want to guarantee that the grantees that are managing these precious Head Start dollars are running an adequate, professional, thoughtful program and being good stewards of the people's money. By providing for recompetition every 5 years, we are guaranteeing, as my ranking member friend from California said, that they understand that it is not their birthright to continue that. I urge my friends to support this amendment.”