Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I completely agree as well that we do have an issue that we must address in terms of improving our education system, investing in our students, investing in our schools, but does this bill do this? Absolutely not. Last night in Rules, we actually had the debate about the fact that in the Education Committee, what has come out so far is nothing that addresses reading, math, STEM. What has come out so far is the kitchen sink of culture wars, and our families do not want culture wars in our schools. They want us to focus on learning, on making sure that our students cannot just survive but thrive. So here we are, standing on this floor once again to debate a bill that would defund our schools and dehumanize asylum seekers and immigrants. I remind my colleagues that one of the first asylum seekers that we know about was when a mother put her young baby into a raft, into a basket, and sent that baby down the river, and he was saved. His name was Moses. Asylum seekers today are doing the same. They are trying to flee incredible violence and get refuge here in the United States. Republicans stated last night that the academic success and safety of our students must always be placed first. No exceptions. If it is no exception, then why are we not addressing gun violence which is the biggest cause of death and injury for children in school, and, sadly, also in their neighborhoods?…”