Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, let me first thank my colleague from Virginia for his eloquent remarks and also his help in the appropriations process and from all aspects as we worked to improve the district. The gentleman has been a true colleague in the essential part, as that term implies, in terms of working together to make these kinds of things happen for the region, because we recognize this is not just a city issue, it is a justice issue, but it is also a regional issue of great import, and I thank him. Let me go briefly and talk about some of the changes in this bill from the Senate that were changes from the House version that passed earlier. These Senate amendments enable D.C. residents who are high school graduates the opportunity to pay in-state tuition rates upon admission to state colleges in Virginia and Maryland only. They would have to be admitted as out of state students, so they are competing in a larger pool, although the States themselves of Virginia and Maryland have the opportunity to create select pools for District residents should they choose to do that.”