Jack Kingston: “I wanted to read my colleagues a letter we received from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It says, ``As in many…”

“I wanted to read my colleagues a letter we received from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It says, ``As in many areas where education opportunities are poor, a disproportionate number of the children attending failing schools in our Nation's capital are Hispanic.'' We strongly support H.R. 1797, the Taylor bill, not the Democrat substitute. And that is parenthetically. I am explaining. Students would benefit from this. This is from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. They support this. Here is a resolution from the Baptist Convention of D.C. They support it. Here, Mr. Chairman, is a group called Save the Kids. Over 100 ministers from inner city churches; Baptist churches, Episcopalian, CME, Christian, Catholic, AME, full gospel and Methodist churches, all that support student choice and the voucher scholarship program proposed in the Taylor bill. Here is a petition signed by over 2,000 Washington, DC residents, people who are interested in having their children compete.”