Education Is Not Only A Ladder Of

Hope Is The Most Important Four-letter Word In The Language.

Although Children Are Only 24 Percent Of The Population, They're 100 Percent Of Our Future And We Cannot Afford To Provide Any Child With A Substandard Education.

We Can No Longer Tolerate Losing One More Innocent Child Or Putting One More Firefighter At Risk In A Fire That Could Have Been Prevented At The Cost Of Pennies By Making A Couple Simple Changes To The Construction Of A Cigarette.

The Republican Party Is Bringing Out Here Onto The Floor Of Congress An All-out Assault On The Protection Of The Rights Of People Who Work In The Fields Of Our Country, In The Factories Of Our Country, In The Offices Of Our Country.

However, While We Should Certainly Celebrate The Demise Of Overt Official Racism, We Must Also Critically Examine Where We Are At This Historical Moment, Recognize The Many Challenges Ahead And Reaffirm Our Commitment To Making Brown V. Board A Reality.