Political Quotes

“This is a fairly simple amendment. It would just sabotage public education by transferring money in the public school system to the private school system. It would open up funds to children in public schools to those already in private school. A lot of money would be diverted that way, and it includes homeschooling. Who is going to audit the money that the parents get for homeschooling their children? Furthermore, how are you going to figure out how much money each child gets? Title I is based on a formula that involves poverty. If it is a low- income child, will they get more money to go to a private school than a higher-income person who the formula did not recognize as far as getting money? Those are just complications. Basically, it is a private school voucher program where those already in private school can take public money out of the public system and reduce the amount of money available for public schools. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”