Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have always believed that education, the education dollar, is really an investment dollar. It should really be part of our capital budget. It is a very important area of our national life, and we worked closely on these figures within the committee and reached bipartisan support for these figures in the committee, not without the knowledge of the White House. Now, the White House submitted the budget, but White Houses are even permitted to adjust figures. We worked closely with Sandy Kress from the White House as we, in a bipartisan way, crafted what we figured were figures that should be the authorization levels for these programs. Now, albeit we will have to fight for the appropriations for these things, I have always said that the authorization is much like a get-well card. If I have a friend who is ill, I will send my friend a get-well card indicating my sentiment and the value of my friend; but what my friend really needs is the Blue Cross card to pay the bills. This is what the committee, the authorizing committee, agreed upon were figures that would address the needs of education in this country.”