[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE

  (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, The Nation's Report Card 
recently showed that our education system is in a state of crisis. 
There has been a steady and alarming decline. However, right now, we 
have an opportunity to turn the tide by catalyzing a revolution in 
school choice across the country.
  One-half of the equation is the Educational Choice for Children Act 
which will expand private school choice to 2 million kids and has been 
included in the text of the reconciliation bill.
  However, the other one-half, the High-Quality Charter School Act, and 
a tax provision contained therein, would triple the number of kids in 
charter schools across the country remains missing still.
  I am encouraging my colleagues to ensure that we provide support for 
charter school families in equal measure in a way that will expand 
opportunity across the country. Together with universal school choice, 
we will be able to begin a new era of educational excellence in this 
country.

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