Political Quotes

“let me start by saying I cannot think of another Member whose opinion on this I respect more than the delegate, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton). She has worked very hard and been a great partner in helping to bring the Capitol city back, and ably represents that city. My friend, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), we have worked very hard on these issues together. As part of the Washington metropolitan region, I think he deeply cares and is concerned about the District. We come to a different conclusion about this bill. There are good things in this bill, as has been outlined by my friend, the gentleman from Oklahoma, and there are things in this bill that are in it that I do not like, as have been outlined by my friends on the other side. But at the end of the day, if I vote to reject this bill, I am basically voting for a no for $17 million additional dollars for the D.C. College Access Act. This is a first-time opportunity for children in the District of Columbia graduating from high school to pay State university costs, to attend State universities in other places in the country, similar to the right that the people in my State get to go to the University of Virginia or George Mason or the University of Maryland and pay in-State tuition, something affordable to them when otherwise they would have to pay out-of-State tuition. That is unreachable for many able students in the District of Columbia.…”