[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                EDUCATION IS PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM

  (Mr. WATT of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, getting an education is part 
of the American dream. For generations, the Federal Government has 
helped average, everyday, working-class, and middle-class Americans 
secure this American dream through financial aid programs for college.
  Well, this key component of the American dream is on the chopping 
block also. Let us be absolutely clear: This is not welfare we are 
talking about; we are talking about Federal financial aid that goes to 
working-class and middle-class kids. We are talking about programs that 
average, everyday working, and middle-class Americans help to finance 
through their tax dollars. We are even talking about work study, that 
is, work for money to pay for education.
  But make no mistake about it, we are talking about programs that the 
wealthy string pullers who control the Republican Party do not care one 
iota about. They can pay for their kids' education. Can you?


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