Political Quotes

“I ran for Congress because I care so much about public education. Although I haven't been a teacher, I spent a lot of time in public schools myself, as a parent volunteer, serving on committees, and advocating for education over the years. Little did I ever dream that I would come to Congress and have to fight for the actual existence of the Department of Education. We are watching--and I condemn in the strongest terms--this illegal and unconstitutional dismantling of the Department of Education. What message does it say to our country and around the world that we won't have a Department of Education? We are going to fight this because we know that the Department of Education was created by an act of Congress, and only Congress can eliminate it. We look at what is happening with all of these programs--the programs that help low-income students, students with disabilities, and higher ed. Programs like TRIO and GEAR UP that help underserved students, these are all under attack.”