Political Quotes

“I tell my friend from Tennessee that there is no question if they did not require a plan, if Castle-Roemer did not require a plan, I would not support it. If they did not meet what the GAO said they needed to meet, I would not support it. And when the gentleman says if they do not produce, kick them out, that is what the legislation says. They have 2 years to show, and they better show. They better produce. And then at the end of 5 years, this secretary down here says, they are out. So everything that the gentleman wanted in the bill is in the bill, and that is why I can support the bill. This bill does what I think we have been talking about for years. It begins to take dollars, decisions and freedom out of this House and moves it back to houses in our districts. It restores freedom. To me, this bill, flexibility, means more freedom, and I believe that the true accountability comes to teachers and parents and local communities.”