[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 10, 1994]
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     BOEHNER AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE THE ELLENDER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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                            HON. MIKE SYNAR

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 1994

  Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, my colleagues voted on the Boehner 
amendment which would have eliminated several education programs from 
H.R. 6. Among these was the Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program, which 
provides critically important funding to the Close Up Foundation.
  As many of my colleagues know, the Close Up Foundation often provides 
students with their first exposure to our Nation's Capitol and the 
policymaking process. In my district, the Close Up Foundation helps 
provide many Oklahoma students with their first trip to Washington, DC, 
and the State capitol in Oklahoma City. I have met many of these eager 
and bright students and their teachers and can say that this experience 
empowers them. It provides them with knowledge that they in turn share 
with other students and teachers within their community. The Ellender 
Fellowship Program has been effective in using a small appropriation to 
improve teaching and learning within schools, provide professional 
development for teachers, and promote community involvement--all of 
which are goals of H.R. 6. I want to thank my colleagues who supported 
the intent of H.R. 6 and opposed the Boehner amendment.

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