Quotes About Reform

As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to expensive.

For years, I have repeatedly said that Maryland taxpayers were being overtaxed and overcharged.

All of my political career, I've fought for the taxpayers.

We need a simpler, fairer tax code that protects taxpayers. Not special interests.

The Department of Education should be disbanded and the resources either returned to the taxpayers or put into the schools.

We must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in order to reform the system that led to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Adam Toledo, and too many more.

Honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown Jr., and too many other Black people taken from our communities by state violence is at the heart of why we legislate in defense of Black lives - and it's why we lead with an agenda rooted in saving lives.

The myopic obsession of the Tea Party with destroying health care reform and wounding the president has led Republicans astray.

When you stop and look at so much of the kind of activism that has been triggered, the Tea Party and the like, as a result of Obama's efforts - TARP, the stimulus package, and now the health care reform - there is a lot of sense this government is changing.

The Tea Party doesn't like politicians.

The tax issue is the most powerful issue in American politics going back to the Tea Party. People say, 'Oh, Grover Norquist has power.' No. Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform focus on the tax issue. The tax issue is a powerful issue.

It is not an overstatement to say that Obamacare was the single most important catalyst leading to the tea party movement.

What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters.

President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.

School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.

We should be firing bad teachers.

Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.

Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.

Our students are not broken. Our teachers are not broken. It's our system that has been broken.

I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.

I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.

One thing I'm hearing a lot is from teachers who have felt that there's something wrong with the extreme group learning, but felt like they couldn't say that out loud. And apparently the discussion is now opening up. I think change is going to be a long time coming.

Unionized teachers have destroyed much of the state school system.

When I talk to teachers, parents, superintendents, my colleagues, everyone wants to fix No Child Left behind. There is great dissatisfaction with No Child Left Behind.