Jay Rockefeller: “The average public school in this country is 42 years old. Last week, I visited two in West Virginia; one was 88 years…”

“The average public school in this country is 42 years old. Last week, I visited two in West Virginia; one was 88 years old, and the other was built the year the Titanic was sunk. It is a disgrace. This amendment will provide $25 billion which, because of interest-free payments, would actually only cost the Federal Treasury less than $8 billion over a period of 2 years and create 500,000 jobs, build new schools, and create opportunities for our young people. I hope my amendment will pass. I ask for a vote on my amendment. A voice vote is acceptable.”