Political Quotes

“first, I commend the manager of the bill for an outstanding job. It has been now several days that we have been on a bill that to me is a very exciting bill, because we know, based on how it has been used in 12 States, that it is an effective bill, a bill that works, a bill that helps our children learn, a bill that unties the hands of our teachers and our school boards and our local schools. It is a bill that costs not one single cent. How many bills go through here that really don't cost the taxpayer anything? Yet, the money we spend today is spent more efficiently, more effectively, with more local input, with the education of our children being the goal and demonstrated results which, if I have time, I will review some of those results that we know today. Let me, as background, refer to a chart that is so confusing. I do not want my colleagues in the room to even try to look at the details of this chart, but let me tell you what the chart is. Basically, I asked the General Accounting Office, which is an objective body that comes in and helps us evaluate existing programs, how well are we doing in terms of spending education dollars and resources today and how is it organized. I have a 15-year-old, a 13-year-old and an 11-year-old. If you take a child, a 13-year-old, we know the objective is to educate them, prepare them for a job, to have a fulfilling life, to prepare them for the next millennium.”