Yesterday, in the House Committee on Rules, the “apple bill” (HB 1837) was tabled. And I was fine with that.

As I presented the bill, I showed the members of the Committee the tremendous work that the students in Kate Norton’s fourth grade class had done. And while the Committee did not agree with the students’ recommendation, they did not ignore it.

In fact, in a display of extraordinary graciousness, the Speaker wrote a letter to the students thanking them for their hard work and encouraging them to stay involved to make our Commonwealth and our country a better place.

That is much more important than any legislation.