Political Quotes

“it is a pleasure to rise in support of H.R. 4 and the wonderful work that has been done in welfare reform over the past several years. Coming from a State legislative body and working on this issue in my State, I know how difficult it has been for us to get relief from some of the Federal rules, and I really commend our chairmen and those who have worked tirelessly to loosen those rules so that we can continue to pull more children from poverty and create environments where those children and their families can dream big dreams and have wonderful adventures in life. I also want to commend the chairman and the committee that has worked on this. What we are doing in the bill we have before us is to address the needs in alternative child care, making it easier for us to provide child care for second- and third-shift workers so that those moms and dads can go and work and be productive in their jobs knowing that their children have a safe environment.”