Jack Kingston: “One thing that he has done a lot for, that I think that it is important to talk about in terms of getting everybody at…”

“One thing that he has done a lot for, that I think that it is important to talk about in terms of getting everybody at the table, because when we were passing welfare reform we were accused of pushing children out in the street, pushing women out in the street. The President vetoed the bill twice, and then as soon as it turned out to be a success, 40 percent of the people on welfare got jobs and liked those jobs, then the President went around saying it was his bill, which is fine. If that is the way the system works, let us do another bill like that. What I think the gentleman has been good at is getting everybody in on it, pushing for an education system where no child is left behind and saying, as the gentleman has pointed out, America's prosperity is the envy of the world, but there are people in the world who are not sharing in that prosperity. We are saying we want to invite them to the table, and we are going to show them a pathway to the table, and we are going to help them get to the table so that they too can enjoy this great land and negotiate for a better America. I think that is something that we do not talk about. The gentleman has reached out to the children who are at risk, and I think that that is something that we need to always keep in mind for the next generation.”