Political Quotes

“I want to make several points. First off, there is a 23.5-percent increase in the bill at the present time for OERI. Second, I want to take issue, great issue with whether the money stays in Washington, DC. We have a lot of literacy programs. We need a combination, we need somebody to be a clearinghouse. We need somebody to make sure that the local and the State government efforts are coordinated. That is exactly where this money is going, my dear man from Maryland, the money is going for the development of technical assistance and information that is provided to State and local programs. They need that kind of assistance. We give them that kind of assistance, and OERI still has a 17-percent increase in this budget. I cannot think of a better way to spend money, if you really are interested in tackling the illiteracy problem that exists in the United States.”