I am committed to keeping the taxpayers' dollars from being spent on federal vouchers. Your organization and the parents who support quality public education have a great obligation and challenge this year. I stand ready to work with you. They would deprive us of the public school system that I believe to be the basis of our democracy.
Public education is a key part of the American dream of upward mobility.
Vouchers would take scarce financial resources out of the public school system. It would reduce financial support for the vast majority to support a select few. We can't say we support the American dream is we're not committed to public education for all our children. You can t have vouchers limited to a select and limited group of students. It could lead to a class action lawsuit.