Political Quotes

“Our choice is between new or expanded government programs or new or expanded nonprofit faith-based organizations. It is not a dream, what the gentleman was talking about: Corporations and individuals and churches and nonprofits being involved. It is happening every day. Last night I had the opportunity to speak to a group in a church that has reached out, and 1 hour every week a number of the members from this congregation go into their local school and they tutor the children in that school, one-on-one, 1 hour every week, and they form a lasting and an important relationship with that child. Some of them have been involved for 3 years. That is how we make the difference. The question is, are we going to suck the money out of the local community, creating more two-wage-earner families, and create these programs that are run out of these buildings here in Washington; or are we going to leave some of the money in the local community, and a parent or an adult saying, ``I have some free time, I am going to go to that school and I am going to help. I will go out and reach out and form a personal relationship with a child in that school.''”