Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this happens to be Women's History Month. I will continue to salute the dynamic women of this Nation. I rise today as a founder and cochair of the Congressional Children's Caucus and indicate to my colleagues that I believe we are overdue for naming children as our number one priority. Working with First Focus, I intend to introduce a children's budget for the needs of our children. We have left children behind. Many times, the issues around children are discussed in a partisan way. Who wants early childhood education? Who wants universal pre-K or around-the-clock child care? In actuality, the consumers and beneficiaries of funding for those very important issues are our children. We should give them the security, protection, and resources to prevent child abuse and for bringing families together and providing intervention for families that are troubled that result in not only child abuse, but violence against these children. What about the best education they can have? What about the best health care they can have? Mr. Speaker, children are our number one priority. I truly believe that a children's budget in the United States of America is long overdue. Join me on the children's budget. ____________________”