Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Roemer-Castle Ed-Flex bill. I think the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Tim Roemer) and the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle) have done a great job in pulling together members on this committee as well as Members throughout this House in support of an effort that empowers local school districts to really make the education reforms that we here in the Congress believe need to be made, and certainly those at the local level, who are closer to these issues and closest to the children and the problem, know need to be made at the local level. But I also rise in support of the amendment of the gentleman from California (Mr. Miller) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), which really calls upon States to really produce some sort of concrete and tangible and meaningful assessment plan for parents and for local educators and for those of us at the Federal level to assess what our States are doing and how close they are coming to closing some of the achievement gaps that exist between certain bodies of students.”