Political Quotes

“We are spending at least $35 million on Pell grants for incarcerated felons in this country. That is $35 million that could be used for hardworking American families who are unable to get Pell grants to send their children to college. I will use my brother as an example. He is a school teacher, his wife is a secretary. My niece, Kelly, goes to Shippensburg University. They must borrow the money every year to send her to Shippensburg University, while we have incarcerated inmates at Graterford State Prison receiving college degrees in Pennsylvania. As the gentleman from Texas said earlier, we are already spending $100 million, Federal taxpayer dollars, for the rehabilitation of prisoners. But I ask all my colleagues to defeat the Wynn amendment. We are sending a terrible message to the American public when we are spending at least $35 million sending convicted felons to higher institutions of learning. Please defeat the Wynn amendment.”