Political Quotes

“regrettably, I cannot support this bill because of the budget implications it would create. The Bush Administration has failed to produce a budget proposal that is fiscally responsible, it has failed to protect the Social Security surplus, and this bill will dip even further into that surplus. We cannot raid the Social Security surplus to reward private schools while we are in the middle of a budget crunch and a public school funding crunch. There are two measures in H.R. 5203 that I do support. We should extend Section 529 savings accounts so that hard-working parents can attempt to keep pace with rapidly rising higher education costs and give their children the opportunity to go to college by creating education savings accounts. We should also allow parents of military academy students with scholarships to withdraw Section 529 funds without penalty. We must give students who are attending our military academies the same treatment as students with other scholarships. I hope that we can enact a good budget bill that includes these important provisions.”