Dan Kildee actually said...

"I defy anyone in this room to look around them and not see something, a tie, these paintings, you know, the curtains behind the chairman, every one of these things, designed by an artist."

"Children who receive quality early childhood education and development services do better in reading and math, and are more likely to graduate from high school attend college, and hold higher paying j..."

"Because the federal budget should reflect our values as a nation. And that is just what the President's budget will do."

"That is why I was so pleased to see that President Obama's budget will commit significant new resources to early childhood."