Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 421) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 421 Whereas ``National Guard Youth Challenge Day'' will be celebrated on February 24, 2010; Whereas high school dropouts need guidance, encouragement, and avenues toward self-sufficiency and success; Whereas over 1,300,000 students drop out of high school each year, costing this Nation more than $335,000,000,000 in lost wages, revenues, and productivity over the lifetimes of these individuals; Whereas the life expectancy for a high school dropout is 9 years less than that of a high school graduate, and a high school dropout can expect to earn about $19,000 each year, compared to approximately $28,000 for a high school graduate; Whereas 54 percent of high school dropouts were jobless during an average month in 2008, with 40 percent having no job for the entire year; Whereas each annual class of high school dropouts cost this Nation over $17,000,000,000 in publicly subsidized health care over the course of their lives; Whereas approximately 90 percent of individuals in prisons throughout the United States are high school dropouts; Whereas the goal of the…”