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Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2012

Floor Speech

Date: April 14, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education Government Budget and Spending

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Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the Ryan plan and in favor of the CBC budget. The CBC budget invests heavily in the education of our youngest citizens, from preschool to graduate school. This investment is necessary to ensure that all children receive the world class education they so greatly need and rightly deserve.

This investment is necessary to build the early childhood education system. We need to improve school readiness and reduce achievement gaps among students from different backgrounds. This investment is necessary to teach critical math and science skills, to improve graduation rates, and to provide for crucial college preparation programs such as TRIO and GEAR UP, all of which are essential for success in our technological world.

Madam Chair, education is a civil rights issue, and unless we educate all of our children, this country will never be what it ought to be. I support the CBC budget.

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