[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    PLEASE DO NOT CUT FUNDING FOR EDUCATION: IT IS AMERICA'S FUTURE

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to object to the 
budget put forth by the majority Republicans as it relates to education 
cuts. The majority Republicans have been saying for the past few weeks 
that their budget is one for the children of America.
  Honestly, Mr. Speaker, their drastic budget cut slams the door in the 
face of our children. Many young people today see education as their 
only way to become part of the middle class, and they are right. If we 
cut title I funding, if we cut bilingual funding, if we cut national 
service assistance, if we cut student loans, if we cut job training, 
where are they going to get the education and training they need to 
earn a decent income and become taxpaying citizens?
  It does not save taxes next century by cutting education today. Our 
children will not have a job in the next century to pay taxes if they 
do not have access to a good education today.
  Mr. Speaker, I am particularly concerned about the elimination of 
bilingual education in the Republican budget. These two children in 
this picture are from the Love Elementary School in the Heights area of 
Houston. Love has an incredible success rate in the bilingual program 
at their school The children are learning English, they are excelling 
in their studies, and the program works. The students are continuing 
into junior and senior high. But, they will not if we pass the 
Republican budget because it cuts education funding.

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