David E. Price Quotes (19 Quotes)


    We've talked a lot about education reform here in Congress. But education reform won't work without quality teachers in our classroom.

    And so we go over the cliff fiscally, and our Republican friends try to pin the blame on discretionary domestic spending, including spending for security. We pass budget resolutions that fall far short.

    But I warn my colleagues that we will fail in our efforts to protect the homeland if we do not take additional steps to avoid a trade-off between protecting ourselves against terrorists attacks and preparing for and responding to natural disasters.

    Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion.

    I have understood the value of party discipline and have tried to help achieve it among Democrats, mainly through the whip organization.


    Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.

    I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history.

    And we should resolve to fix our country's budget policy so that at long last our nation's people and their security can come first.

    What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement.

    Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.

    Unified party control of the organs of government has proved no panacea.

    I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity.

    The 2001 and 2003 tax measures are an unsettling reminder that unified party control is no guarantee of either coherence or fiscal responsibility.

    Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.

    I believe we must seek God's will, never presuming to identify it with our own program or power.


    I've said before, and I'll say it again we can do better. We must do better. And we would do better, if we made better budget choices.

    We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities.

    The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.


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