David Trone actually said...

"We have made the tough choices. I was a city commissioner and the local mayor, and we made those tough choices, and we had to raise property taxes to do it, but we believe in education, and we funded ..."

"In my district, we have heavily invested in those schools and it is not just the facility."

"I represent South Dakota, and in my state, as I suspect there are in many states, there is constitutional obligation for them to adequately fund education."

"I am concerned that we are rewarding bad behavior. Is my concern misplaced?"