Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. McClellan for yielding, and I thank Representatives McClellan and Clyburn for initiating this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order on education. Let me just say that I have been so inspired by previous speakers, including speakers on the other side of the aisle who held their Special Order before this one. I rise as a proud granddaughter, daughter, and mother of a public educator, and I rise today to vehemently oppose the Trump administration's actions to close the United States Department of Education. I rise simultaneously to denounce the President's executive orders that have closed the Smithsonian Institution for African Americans. I rise to oppose the President's deleting information from websites, such as to honor people like the Honorable Harriet Tubman. I rise to oppose book banning. I rise, Mr. Speaker, to oppose assertions that DEI are ``wicked ideologies.'' I rise to speak against the notion that diversity, equity, and inclusion cause division and hostility toward White males. {time} 2030 I rise to oppose the idea that Pell grants are a part of the remnants of extremist education that is against, of course, the nuclear family. I rise against the notion that Pell grants are part of creating this hostile environment. I rise, Mr. Speaker, to say that education remains a great equalizer in our society.…”