[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK 2020

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  MR. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I am grateful to be an 
original cosponsor of H. Res. 814 to designate January 26 to February 1 
as National School Choice Week.
  As the husband of a teacher, father of four, and grandfather of 
eight, I appreciate the importance of school choice. We must continue 
to support magnet, charter, traditional, public, private, and 
homeschools inspired by Zan Tyler across the country.
  Every year, I have the opportunity to meet with students and teachers 
and talk to them about their unique educational experiences and why 
they think school choice is important. I will be visiting schools this 
Friday to renew this discussion.
  What we have seen is too many top-down mandates from unelected 
Washington bureaucrats who do not know the needs of students like their 
parents, teachers, and local school boards do. The quality of our 
children's education is too important to rely on a one-size-fits-all 
approach.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism with the courageous 
leadership of President Donald Trump.

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