President Obama's Weekly Address 2/14/15: Giving Every Child, Everywhere, a Fair Shot

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President laid out his plan to ensure more children graduate from school fully prepared for college and a career. Our elementary and secondary schools are doing better, as demonstrated by the news this past week that our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high, but there is still more that can be done to ensure every child receives a quality education. That’s why the President wants to replace No Child Left Behind with a new law that addresses the overuse of standardized tests, makes a real investment in preschool, and gives every kid a fair shot at success. He reminded everyone that when educating our kids, the future of our nation, we shouldn’t accept anything less than the best.

Mayor Frank Minor Attacks Christie for Trying to Suppress New Jersey Voters

“This is neither good government nor ‘Jersey attitude. In Jersey everyone gets a fair shot."

Adding to the growing discontent with Governor Chris Christie’s decision to move the United States Senate special general election to October 16, Mayor Frank Minor today attacked Christie for being a hypocrite while engaging in efforts to suppress voter turnout throughout the state.

“Governor Christie has built a national brand for himself on the premise of good government and ‘Jersey attitude’,” said Mayor Minor. “But those of us actually living in this state know his pumped up national reputation to be smoke and mirrors. Governor Christie moved the special general election date to October 16 with the full knowledge that it would keep voter turnout down in the election for United States Senate and in his election for governor. There is no other reasonable assumption. With 700,000 more registered Democrats, the highest unemployment numbers in the region and an, on average, twenty percent increase on property tax bills across New Jersey during his tenure as governor, Chris Christie is deploying every trick in the book to suppress the vote and keep people home on Election Day. This is neither good government nor ‘Jersey attitude’ because, in our state everyone gets a fair shot."