[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WE USED TO TRUST OUR EDUCATORS

  (Mr. SANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SANTOS. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
are begging for a compromise, asking for our trust.
  We trusted that our children would be safeguarded from lewd content 
such as this book. I can't quote a page nor show a page from this book 
because it is against the decorum for this body. Why is this 
appropriate in our schools?
  Here is the reality. We used to trust our educators. We trusted that 
our educators respected the boundaries of the home. We trusted that 
they would leave the rearing of our children to the parents. We trusted 
that the curriculum was not formulated by bureaucrats and that 
classrooms would not be transformed into indoctrination camps. We 
trusted that our school boards would respect children's parents and not 
refer to them as domestic terrorists when they voiced their concerns.
  We were let down.
  The Parents Bill of Rights Act will put the power back in the hands 
of parents and provide them with the information they need to ensure 
their children receive the best education.
  Parents have a right to know what their children are taught. Parents 
have a right to see the school budget and spending. Parents have the 
right to keep their children safe.

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