Political Quotes

“I want to thank the congresswoman from the great State of North Carolina (Ms. Adams) for her endless passion for education of the next generation and her strong support of our HBCUs. I also want to acknowledge our chairman, Cedric Richmond, our CBC chairman. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today to recognize something truly incredible. This year, nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities are celebrating their 150th anniversaries, 150 years of excellence, of endurance, and of new opportunity, collective strengths, and a core belief in the value of education. Mr. Speaker, we so often talk about the American Dream, and we talk about that ladder of success that any American can have if they work hard and get an education. We all know that that first rung of that ladder is clearly education, and if we do not keep our promise in America to educate, we are failing in our American commitment to excellence in developing all young people to obtain their greatness. As we look upon these accomplishments of 150 years, we are reminded how important and how vital these schools have been to the advancement of African Americans. Mr. Speaker, by establishing these amazing places or institutions of learning, against all odds, and by turning them into world-class institutions, African-American leaders have made it clear that we hold the belief in education just as dearly as anyone else in America.…”