Nita Lowey actually said...

"Congress never contemplated that the SSAE grants would be used for the purchase of firearms."

"I continue to oppose your indefensible silence which leaves the door open to states using Federal dollars to arm teachers versus current law."

"71 percent of young Americans cannot qualify for military service because they are, too poorly educated, medically or physically unfit, or have a disqualifying record of crime or drug abuse."

"the President's Budget guiding principle, one that bolsters military spending while sharply cutting funding in education and training, while claiming that we simply cannot afford it, is an argument th..."