Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 2614, the Reading Excellence Act. The issue of literacy has been one of my main interests since I came to this body. Over the years I have had an opportunity to work in a bipartisan manner with many members of the committee to develop legislation directed at improving the literacy of our Nation's citizens no matter what their age. While the Even Start program, the Family Literacy Program, is high on my literacy list of achievements, I would also include changes to the Adult Education Act and the National Literacy Act. Today we have an opportunity to support a refinement and an improvement of all existing literacy programs, the Reading Excellence Act, which will help ensure that individuals of all ages have literacy skills they need to lead productive lives. Over the years what has been missing from our efforts has been a focus of preventing reading difficulties from developing in the first place. The bill addresses this problem.”