Political Quotes

“I happen to be a product of the public education system. I want to repeat exactly what has been said about schools, but it is clear that a lot of local initiatives across the country in terms of school reform are working: smaller class sizes, connecting classrooms to the Internet, of course, which has so much to do with rebuilding crumbling school buildings; other issues that relate; even grade inflation. In my own experience, I can tell the Members that the D I got in algebra was a classic example of grade inflation. There are a lot of things that are being tried at the local level, and what is lacking to complete the job is the help from the Federal level in providing those necessary resources. If we can, here in Congress, on the eve of our adjournment, do something about getting the necessary Federal dollars to rebuild our schools, I think this session will not be as much of a do-nothing Congress as it might otherwise turn out to be.”