Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, while I intend to vote against the gentleman's amendment, I understand his outrage. Mr. Souder distributed a copy of a questionnaire which was used at his children's school during the full committee markup of H.R. 1271. That questionnaire is absolutely revolting to me, and should never have been distributed to school kids without the consent of their parents. However, that questionnaire would not have been affected by this legislation. It was distributed by students from the school who worked on the school newspaper. That is a matter internal to the local school board, not to the U.S. Congress. Local policies on parental notification of surveys and questionnaires are rightfully a matter of local law. The Federal Government should not dictate to State and local governments how to handle issues of parental notification on surveys. H.R. 1271, unanimously approved by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, involves only Federal and federally-assisted surveys.”