Political Quotes

“this week we are honoring this Nation's teachers, those hardworking men and women who under increasingly difficult circumstances train and mold young minds. The work teachers do today will influence those young Americans every day of their lives, and they are to be commended for their dedication. As my colleagues know, too many of our Nation's schools have become havens for drugs and gangs, endangering our children and our teachers. When we consider the Juvenile Crime Control Act later today, we are going to do something about this problem. Language I was able to incorporate into the legislation with the cooperation and support of the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum], the chairman, will permit cities and counties to use Federal block grant funds to protect students and teachers from gangs and drugs and violent crime in their schools. Mr. Speaker, when parents send their children off to school, they should not have to worry about their safety. The same goes for the families of those who teach our children. Sadly, we cannot guarantee their safety, but we can help. We can pass the Juvenile Crime Control Act today.”