Political Quotes

“First I thank Congresswoman Letlow for introducing this important piece of legislation and Chairwoman Foxx for her steady and unwavering leadership, guiding the Education and the Workforce Committee through a 16-hour debate, ending in a 2:23 a.m. vote a few weeks ago to pass this out of committee. This bill ensures that parents stay at the center of educating their children, regardless of whether that education occurs at home or in a public school system or anywhere in between. Until we can get the Federal Government completely out of K-12 education, Federal legislation shoring up the rights of parents is absolutely necessary. H.R. 5, known as the Parental Bill of Rights Act, will keep parents and families at the forefront of their child's educational journey. It will also strengthen those critical partnerships between engaged parents and willing educators. The beneficiary of such partnerships will undoubtedly be the schoolchildren nationwide. For generations, our classrooms have been a sacred place, a place where children dig in to understand this world and how it works, where they discover their passions and the reason for their creation, and where they prepare for a lifetime of pursuing those passions. I know this firsthand because before I entered my legal career, I worked in a public school system for multiple years. I married a public educator.…”