Bobby Scott Quotes
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.
No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.
In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.
While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.
In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.
The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.
Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.
Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have.
We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.
