Pubic School Renovations

The U.S. House of Representatives pasted house bill 3021 with a vote of 250 for and 164 against that will supply $33.2 billion in fiscal years 2009-2013 for lead and asbestos removal for some of the nation’s poorest schools. It will also be spent on air quality and lighting. The bill will provide $500 million that will also help repair schools in the gulf region that were damage by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Some of the schools in this state were built by the WPA back in the 1930’s. You would think that all of our state representatives would support a bill that would help our children’s school to met basic requirements for a safe environment but you would be wrong. Congressman Steve Pearce who is running for U.S. Senate voted against the bill this last week. Is this the man we want to give a vote that will carry more power? The money must be spent on fixing schools and not every year expenses. We want someone in the U.S. Senate like Congressman Tom Udall who will put the safety of our children first in this country. We need all the help we can get from the federal government to make our children’s school a safe place for them to lean and develop. What parent in their right mind can support a man who would vote against a bill that would remove lead and asbestos from our children’s schools? What will it take to get Congressman Steve Pearce to put our children first because they are our future?