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An honest commitment to children means special attention to them in the critical early years of their lives. We need a national commitment equivalent to the efforts to build our vast network of federal highways, to the moon shot, or to the GI Bill – the very best developmental child care supported in every community in our country. The federal dollars would support community-based programs. This is where the federal government could be and should be a real player – investing money in pre-kindergarten education. To date, our response has been pathetic. The proposition that our country, with all its affluence, in a time of record economic performance, cannot afford to help children during these critical early years is unacceptable.

Senator Paul Wellstone. The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda. Random House. © 2001.