[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE BORN DISADVANTAGED

  (Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, children who have an 
inheritance of property or money are born with an advantage. Studies 
have shown that children with parents who have a college education are 
born with an advantage. Both have an advantage over those who have no 
inheritance or college-educated parents.
  For numerous reasons, African-Americans fall into the latter category 
most frequently. Mr. Speaker, these advantages are good because 
families have earned these advantages. We all want our children to have 
these advantages in our competitive society. The question is, Mr. 
Speaker, do we want to help those less fortunate?
  Mr. Speaker, we must remember that, like a chain, our Nation is as 
strong as our weakest link.




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