28 Quotes by Bob Schaffer

The interesting thing now for No Child Left Behind is that there are very few advocates for it; there is no constituency for it. Parents don't like it, administrators don't like it, and kids don't like it, but politicians and bureaucrats in Washington love it--which should be the first indication to you that it is a troubled program.

Government is just spending too much money.

The only people helped by the death tax are lawyers, accountants, and IRS agents.

The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.

It is clear that parents of children attending government-owned schools in Colorado cannot rely on state reports to determine whether their children are safe. Parents deserve consistency and accuracy when it comes to the state's methods of compiling this important data. As of now, they get neither.

That really doesn't affect us in a negative way. There are some positives to it. It will bring a lot more shoppers to Marina, and they will shop in Wal-Mart and drift down to University Village.

In Congress, I was co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, which became one of the largest international caucuses in the House.

I need to know why my customers leave.

If you're elected on the State Board of Education to deal with education issues, then you should boldly stand up and have an opinion on the most pressing issue associated with education today.