Dan Kildee: “Again, I thank Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, and all those on the other side of the aisle who have worked so hard on this bill…”

“Again, I thank Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, and all those on the other side of the aisle who have worked so hard on this bill to produce a very good bill. I also want to thank Ruth Friedman, with Chairman Miller, for her tireless work on this bill over the last 5 years. Mr. Speaker, America can watch this Congress at work today on this bill, Head Start, and feel good about its Congress, and that's very important. This process in working on Head Start has shown Congress at its best, and I think we owe that to the American people. And we can feel a certain pride in having demonstrated to the American people what Congress can do. This is one of our better days, one of our better bills, and it's been a process that we've enjoyed. We've had differences. We resolved those differences. We produced a very good bill. And people do make a difference. People in this Congress make a difference. And I want to especially, again, commend my friend, my colleague, Mr. McKeon from California, who has worked tirelessly on this bill. This bill is better because of his input.”