Political Quotes

“I stand in support of the Scott-Payne amendment. And the reason why, Mr. Chairman, is I would have been one who would have come under Title I. Many years ago I was placed in special education and told that I would never be able to read or write. And as I look at this whole bill, the safeguards are not there to address accountability. When the Kildee amendment was defeated, accountability went away. In my district, in many of my schools, most of the children are Title I children, and I am very, very concerned about them. I would just ask the House to support this amendment. Title I is the federal government's way of assuring disadvantaged children have the opportunity to receive the supplemental services they need to succeed, school as reading and math. We must continue this effort to close the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged children and their schoolmates. Unfortunately, the Ed-Flex bill does not include the safeguards to ensure that this happens.”