Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to say to our President and to his administration: Hands off our education, hands off our teachers, hands off our students, and hands off our schools. Last week, the Department of Education sent a letter to thousands of public schools across the country asking them to certify that they would end programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility or they would have their Federal funding cut. Let us be clear. This is a direct attack on our communities on whose histories, whose cultures, whose languages, and whose communities count. Last week, we met with the Secretary of Education and hand delivered a letter calling on the administration to end these attacks on our schools, on our communities, on Tribal communities, and our education system. We will continue to fight back because we cannot stand with a country that is attacking our students. Mr. Speaker, I say to our President: Hands off our schools, hands off our students, and hands off our communities. ____________________”