Political Quotes

“To my colleague and dear friend, the Representative from the 8th Congressional District of New York, it's good to join you for this hour of power to talk directly to our constituents and the American people about the priorities that we're focused on here in the United States House of Representatives and that we hope our colleagues on the other side will join with us to advance. Today, we bring to the focus of this body the need to invest in opportunity through education. A pathway to a college education is a pathway into the middle class. And as a panel that was just convened, moderated by Wade Henderson, entitled, ``For Each and Every Child,'' they indicated that, while a post-high school education is not an economic cure-all, it does provide a steppingstone to a good job and stable wages. Now, every parent should be able to count on a good education for his or her children. As a father of three young children, I'm very focused on what my children need in the opportunities to advance in their lives and to be successful, as every parent is focused on, but, unfortunately, it is not always the case. We need to refocus the conversation on educational opportunity, as my colleague, Mr. Jeffries, just indicated, and making sure that our children's future is not determined by a ZIP Code. Our schools should not be structured like a lottery system where some luck out and others strike out--to continue with your analogy, Mr. Jeffries.…”