Editing Loretta Sanchez (section)

===Education===
Sanchez staunchly opposed the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]s' [[Head Start (education)|Head Start]] program overhaul in the [[108th United States Congress|108th Congress]], invoking her experience growing up poor and challenged by a speech impediment.  During debate on the bill, she said:

<blockquote>I know about these kids, because I am one of those kids ... It hurts to hear you talk about how we are not successful, or how we are losers. But we are very successful. We have had a lot of successes with Head Start.<ref name="sanchez2003" /></blockquote>

Sanchez has asserted that conservative Republicans are not committed to improving public education.<ref name="sanchez2003">Sanchez, Loretta (2003-02-02). "The Real State of the Union is Not Healthy", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. February 2, 2003, p. B19.</ref> When [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s 2003 budget proposal threatened to cut education grants, she responded:

<blockquote>If he can run deficits for the military, then he can run deficits to educate our children.<ref name="Electronic1"/></blockquote>