The Sun Journal – Rep. Lloyd “Skip” Herrick and Rep. Richard Pickett
“As first-term legislators from Oxford County, our orientation is pretty conservative. We don’t like spending taxpayers’ money. But what we like even less — and what we saw during our collective 70 years in law enforcement — is the cycle of generational crime. We arrested third and fourth generations of the same families. Ask any law enforcement leaders across the state and he or she will tell you that they have had the same experiences. That is why we are committed to end that vicious cycle. One of the best crime-reduction strategies, proven to give kids the right start in life and reduce the probability that they will be involved in crime later on, is a high-quality early education program. We feel very strongly that this is a worthy investment both now and into the future and we are proud to be co-sponsoring bills to help fund Head Start and child care subsidies for low income working parents.”(more)