Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, education has always had friends on the Republican side of the aisle, and they realize that elementary and secondary education is forward-funded, that this resolution provides money for the school year beginning this coming September. If this resolution is extended for the rest of the year, there will be a $3.1 billion cut in education, the largest cut ever. Schools right now, or very soon, will be writing their budgets. They have to know how much money will be available or teachers will be pink-slipped. Programs will be cut. I ask my friends on that side of the aisle, many of them sitting right there who have been good friends of education, we have worked together in the vineyard of education, I ask my colleagues to set aside partisanship. We have the opportunity to restore those funds to give the school districts some certainty as to their funding. Please set aside the partisanship. Mr. Gingrich, Professor Gingrich, will not punish you for supporting education. Please vote for this motion to recommit.”