Rick Scott actually said...

"If we only tinker around the edges and do not make comprehensive steps to addressing access and affordability, we will fail to serve the students, parents, and communities we were elected to serve."

"Our education must be an engine of economic mobility for all students, not an instrument for preserving the elite status of wealthy families."

"This hearing is now called to order. This morning, we are here to discuss how chronic underfunding of public education is affecting students, parents, teachers, and communities."

"The widespread support for public education makes our longstanding tradition of failing to prioritize public education both confounding and frustrating."