Political Quotes

“I rise to add my voice to others' about the importance of education and making sure that quality education is available to every child. As the mother of six children, when I have students that visit Washington, they often ask me, where did you learn what you needed to know to be a Member of Congress? Of course, they expect me to talk about my years in the State legislature or what I studied in college. But I tell them the answer and I tell them that the truth is I learned most of what I needed to know as the mother of these six children, all of whom had different talents and different challenges, all of whom went through school needing the advice and the special programs that would be available to them so that they could succeed. That is what is so important for all the children in this country, and that is what we are struggling with. I believe my colleagues on the other side of the aisle also want every child to have an opportunity for a quality education, and they have always focused on input, asking for more programs and more dollars.”