Bobby Jindal: “Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) not only for his support of our legislation…”

“Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) not only for his support of our legislation but for taking the time personally to visit my State after it was devastated by these storms, to visit personally with our teachers, principals and students and see for himself the needs of our State, and for his continuing hard work to try to address those needs through our committee. I appreciate his commitment to helping my State recover and our students return to school. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Scott is correct. There are several Members from Louisiana, indeed the entire delegation, that supports this legislation. I especially want to mention in addition, to Mr. Melancon and Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Boustany, who has several schools in his district that were also impacted by Hurricane Rita in particular. I urge swift passage of this bill.”