John Boehner: “I have to ask my colleagues: What do we have to fear? This is a program of $50 million of new money, and the money will…”

“I have to ask my colleagues: What do we have to fear? This is a program of $50 million of new money, and the money will not come from any public schools, that says let us pick out five cities in America and let us give them a chance to try private school choice. And then let us study the issue. Let us study what happens in those five cities, and let us learn from it. That is all it is. It is very simple. The bill that we have before us aims to improve public education. I think it is a bold plan. I think it will in fact improve public education. What do we have to fear in allowing five cities an opportunity to try private school choice to empower parents?”