Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Chief Sitting Bull said: ``Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.'' Now, Chief Sitting Bull has cast a long shadow in South Dakota and that general geographic area. His words are as true today as they were when he uttered them. And he is the namesake for one of the impressive, successful, hardworking Tribal colleges in South Dakota. They are collectively serving and improving the lives of thousands of, largely, Native students, although, some White students as well. And the outcomes are fantastic. They really are changing lives. They work every single day, often in difficult geographic environments, often in difficult financial environments, to help students who are so often first-generation students take those important educational steps to find that pathway toward a more successful life. This is worth investing in. I have been to these colleges. Over my 20 years in and out of the public sector, I have been to Oglala Lakota College, and I have been to Sitting Bull College and Sinte Gleska and Sisseton Wahpeton. The names of these presidents--Vermillion, Azure, Bordeaux, and Shortbull--these are legends in the educational arena. Those leaders and their staffs are using these dollars to deploy this STEM education in a way that really works. And we all know, Mr. Speaker, how important STEM education is.…”