Jim Jordan: “It is almost as if some people are saying parents aren't smart enough. Parents are smart enough to figure out where…”

“It is almost as if some people are saying parents aren't smart enough. Parents are smart enough to figure out where their kids need to go to school. They are smart enough to help and save and invest and help their kids get a college education. They are smart enough to forgo opportunities for themselves and make sacrifices so their kids can have a little better life than they did and further that American Dream and further the prosperity of this country. Yet somehow they are not smart enough in this area. I think it is important we never undermine that basic fact that parents know best. ... I share the view of many that this will lead to further erosion of the rights of parents to instruct the upbringing of their children. Again, that is why the sponsor of this bill has so appropriately named it, protecting parental rights. That is so important.”