Joe Cunningham: “I did not run a program in Head Start like the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), but I visited one, and then I…”

“I did not run a program in Head Start like the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), but I visited one, and then I visited another one because when I first came to Congress, and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) was here, I did not support Head Start or WIC. I thought they were a waste of time. But I will tell the Members that Head Start and WIC and school lunch and those programs are only as good as the local district will let them be and work. They can make a difference. If a program that is working, if Members go down to those districts and see those children, they will tell them, Help us to help other kids that do not have a chance. Support this bill. I would say that a friend of mine said that when we are talking about the religious aspect of this, he said, When you come to Congress and somebody will say, You wear the Lord on your shoulder, he said, You tell them that is wrong; you wear them on your whole body. I have never seen anybody turned away any religion, whether in an emergency or health or WIC. So vote for Head Start.”