Political Quotes

“there are schools in America that turn out more criminals than young people that will go out to attend college. Would Members like a choice if their child was attending that school? I believe they would. Madam Speaker, wealthy Americans and many Congressmen and Senators make choices every day, and our President and Vice President, they send their child to the school of their choice. Many middle-class Americans choose where they live so their children can attend a school that they know is a good school. But what about poor Americans who are stuck in a bad neighborhood with a bad school? Eighty percent of the schools in America are good and delivering a good product. Recently we had a bill that would allow choice for the poorest of Americans. What are the Democrats in the educational establishment afraid of, that it might work? We would have a chance to change education, and education would change, if we had choice. Bad schools would close, and the children would have a chance to go to a good school.”