Political Quotes

“let me first rise and commend the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Kildee], for his leadership in this effort and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Goodling], for his leadership. Let me say that some of our colleagues here just do not get it when it comes to education. I rise in support of many of the provisions in this particular legislation primarily because I guess I am one of the few Members of Congress who was not an attorney before coming here. I am a classroom teacher. I spent 7 years in some of the most depressed communities in Pennsylvania, not only teaching in the classroom but running for 3 years a Chapter I Program, then called title I. I also worked on the ESEA title III program back when it was first established. I applaud the committee's action which they have taken in regard to chapter I, now title I. It is a great program. It works. Educationally and economically deprived kids are being helped. It is a proper role for the Federal Government. We should support it, and I do support it. We should support chapter II. It is a good program. If you listen to your local school boards and teachers, they will tell you the one positive thing they have coming from Washington is the ability to buy new technology, to improve and build innovations; and chapter II does that. This committee in this legislation has done a great job.”