Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of the time. Mr. Speaker, on the legislation, I will emphasize the fact that this bill is more than just adding a voice on the National Advisory Council on Indian Education; it is about honoring our Nation's commitment to Native-American communities and ensuring that Tribal colleges and universities are properly represented to discuss the effective legislation and executive action on their future and the students they serve. We must include TCUs in conversations on Federal funding and educational policy. This bill is a step toward ensuring Native-American students and the institutions they serve will have the resources and support they need to thrive. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation as a demonstration of our commitment to empowering the Native-American communities through education. Mr. Speaker, before I yield back, I will comment on the fact that this will be the last bill brought by Dr. Foxx in her capacity as chair of the committee. I just point out that when we became chair and ranking member--we switched back and forth--we agreed that we would try to be the most dignified committee on Capitol Hill. Regrettably, that is a mighty low bar around here, but I think we did as she has indicated. I think we demonstrated how you can disagree without being disagreeable. There were a lot of things we didn't agree on, but there were a lot of things we did.…”