Political Quotes

“we have the privilege here in America to live in what is arguably the wealthiest country in the world. In fact, when we compare the wealth of our country with other countries in the span of human history, we are probably easily among the wealthiest. We are fortunate to live in a country that offers that kind of well-being. Yet across America our school buildings are crumbling. Fourteen million American students this morning went to school in crumbling school buildings. Education in my view is not only a proper role for government, it is a moral imperative for those of us who are involved in government. It is a scandal and it is a shame that in one of the wealthiest countries in human history we can allow crumbling school buildings to exist in the United States of America. This Congress recently passed an appropriation for $21 billion for B-2 bombers, B-2 bombers that cannot even fly in the rain. Yet this very Congress denied $5 billion to help improve our crumbling school buildings. We must get our priorities straight. Public schools need the help of the Federal Government and crumbling school buildings are a national scandal.”