Political Quotes

“we have heard a lot of speakers talk about tax cuts and perhaps using a little bit of their tax cut to pay for some of these initiatives. The gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Bass) is a good man, but for the life of me I cannot understand how he could be opposed to a program which takes entire groups of kids, classes of kids whom early in life many of us would suggest because of the dire economic conditions and social conditions they may face may have a more difficult time getting to college than perhaps some of their cohorts. Study after study shows that high-achieving students from low-income families are five times as likely not to attend college as high-achieving students from middle- to higher-income families. I do not mean to discriminate against middle- and higher-income families by any means, but we know that kids who come from other circumstances often face different challenges. It amazes me to hear the gentleman from New Hampshire and some of them suggest that we have another program that addresses this problem, because I do not think we can have enough programs to address this problem, Mr. Chairman.”