As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre.
I've made a lifetime commitment to the union movement and to public education.
By virtue of my traditions, and my community, I worked hard to ensure that I was accepted as part of the traditional family of America.
My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.
Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family.
I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
I've always believed in the importance of education and continuing to learn throughout every stage of life.
My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress.
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