Political Quotes

“the gentleman from Texas has claimed the endorsement of a number of organizations. However, I would submit to the chairman that those organizations and their attorneys have not had the opportunity to study the language that has been drafted and redrafted on the floor here today. As was pointed out by the gentlewoman from Hawaii, when we tinker with extremely complicated matters that have been court-tested and we begin to pluck away at them in a setting of haste, we often err. And I would submit to you, Mr. Chairman, that the gentleman from Texas would be well served by recognizing the value of the Ford amendment, the Ford-Kildee amendment that was adopted, and saying let us now proceed with the bill and not try to make further amendments here on the floor, drafting as we move forward. I would like to point out that home schooling in the State of Washington was subjected to considerable effort in 1985 to come up with standards, a procedure, that was totally acceptable to home school people and totally acceptable to the State. That is the kind of procedure that we should have, and we should not be tinkering with this further on the floor here. Mr. Chairman, I have risen in opposition to the Armey amendment.”