Pete Sessions: “In Alabama, we spent almost $4 billion on education and $1 billion on everything else. Do you think the Governor isn't…”

“In Alabama, we spent almost $4 billion on education and $1 billion on everything else. Do you think the Governor isn't concerned about that? Do you think the State legislature is not concerned about that? The primary function of State government in Alabama, and in every State in America, is education. That is where the responsibility needs to be, and that is where we need to empower them to use creative ideas to improve the system. I have offered an amendment on the subject of special education; IDEA regulations are disrupting our classrooms. We have examples in our State of two people bringing a gun to school and one being put back in the classroom because he is a special student. The other was kicked out for the year as is every other student. We have created a separate rule of law, a separate rule of discipline, by a Federal mandate from Washington, in every schoolroom in America. This is one of the top concerns I hear from teachers and principals everywhere.”