Political Quotes

“I want to congratulate both the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) and the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hill) for their amendment that we have before us. I know firsthand what happens in large high schools. The community in which I live had a high school with over 3,000 students, and the community eventually voted to build two new high schools, and it provided many more opportunities for many of the students that formerly had attended just one high school. I think under the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hill), this is an allowable use of funds under title IV, which is the Innovative Block Grant Program, and this is the type of program that I think is good for some school districts that would make this an allowable use of funds. It is appropriate, and I support the Hill amendment.”