Political Quotes

Neil Abercrombie: “I am sure many of our Republican friends, if not all of them, esteem education, including the Speaker. The problem is…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1996
I am sure many of our Republican friends, if not all of them, esteem education, including the Speaker. The problem is not esteem. The problem is paying for it. The problem is setting it as a priority. The problem is do you have education as a priority, or do you have a tax giveaway as a priority.
Said by
Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of prioritizing education funding over tax cuts.

Share

More from Neil Abercrombie

Feb 23, 2010

I can assure you that the Ethics Committee, the Parliamentarian and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have assured me that, if you can consume it on the premises, it's okay.

govinfo.gov
Feb 23, 2010

The National Congress of American Indians fully supports the Native Hawaiian people in their quest for self-determination and self-governance, and has for many years. This week, the Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2009 (H.R. 2314) is…

govinfo.gov
Apr 25, 2011

And I would just like to ask people who have this political orientation towards the president, respect us here in Hawaii. Respect his mother and father. Respect the people that I loved and the people that I knew and the little boy who grew…

transcripts.cnn.com
Feb 23, 2010

I think the answer from the most practical point of view is the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Act of 1921. The Congress obviously recognized that there was a distinctive entity in the category of Native Hawaiians as a logical extension of…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation