NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “The proposed legislation we will bring to the floor of the House will help every American family by empowering every…”

“The proposed legislation we will bring to the floor of the House will help every American family by empowering every parent with the choice of how best to educate their child, whether in public schools or in an alternative setting. Also, the bill we will bring to the House with a tax-free, interest-bearing account will allow those parents of children with special needs to have the ability to find a way to educate their children and, moreover, there will be no time limit on those children with special needs because we understand full well the challenges they will face, the special needs they have. Mr. Speaker, what this bill does instead is allow parents the dignity to decide how best to educate their children, free from the Washington bureaucrats and the notion of centralized planning. It is as elementary as ABC. Mr. Speaker, for an effective education, parents need to be in control.”