[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            UNIVERSAL PRE-K

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, this could be a very black week for 
America in that there are rumors that the reconciliation bill will 
pass. A lot of bad provisions are in there that are bad for the 
economy, bad for the dollar. But I think the one that is going to have 
the longest impact is the universal three- and four-year-old pre-K 
expenditure.
  In America, traditionally, the family has been in charge of raising 
the children, but as is obvious from groups that helped the Democrats 
retain the majority last time, there are people who don't like the 
nuclear family and would rather have the government raise their 
children. To have the government involved in universal pre-K will 
permanently reduce the impact that American families have on their 
children and permanently increase the ability of the government to 
instill all of their frequently anti-Christian values on the various 
young children.
  I think in the long run, when we look back on this week and the 
damage that it has done to America, we will look at the universal 
three- and four-year-old pre-K provision as something that did more to 
drag down America than anything else.

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