Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful, but deprive public schools of desperately needed resources. |
There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments. |
We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit. |
Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. |
If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination. |
These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks from our seaports. |
While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor. |
The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime. |
The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice bills was $55 million a year, about one-tenth of what was necessary. |
We can be more inclusive. |
No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education. |
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think. |
In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country. |
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree. |
I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second. |