Chip Roy: “Again, I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her efforts this week and her efforts and devotion to education…”

“Again, I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her efforts this week and her efforts and devotion to education, generally, in her career. I am offering this amendment because I believe that we should be empowering States and local schools in communities to be able to take care of our kids. I don't think the Federal Government has any business in this area for the most part. I don't believe the Department of Education should exist in the first place. When I look at Article I, Section 8, I don't see anything about education. From my standpoint--and I believe it is a sentiment shared by many on my side of the aisle, and I have heard many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle bemoaning Federal intervention this week--so let's just call the question then. If we have concerns about Federal intervention into State affairs, then let's take the dollars and let's block grant them back to the States. Now, my friend, Mr. Massie, has a sense of Congress that we should abolish the Department of Education, which I fully support. But if we have true concerns here, to my Democratic colleagues who are concerned about, oh, my gosh, heaven forbid that we have parents be able to see what is in the curriculum. This is too much Federal intervention. How about we look at overall Federal intervention, in general, and let's block grant those dollars to States and allow State governments, local communities, local school boards and parents to make all the decisions?…”