[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H5700-H5701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               THANKING THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
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  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the rescission bill was bad 
policy. It cuts education programs for children. The rescission bill 
cuts safe and drug-free schools, drastically reducing the funding to a 
little less than $10 million.
  Yesterday I was honored to be at the White House when the President 
honored 98 schools who received safe and drug-free school funds for 
their commitment to education in fighting crime and drugs.
  One of those schools recognized was Crespo Elementary, in Houston 
independent school district, an inner-city school district located in 
the 29th Congressional District.
  When the doors of Crespo Elementary opened in 1992, it was an inner-
city school. Everyone expected it to be low performing. In 2 years that 
school has been recognized as a school by the Texas Education Agency 
for its academic performance and its positive drug-free environment.
  I applaud Crespo's teachers and parents and administrators and 
students for their active programs. That is what works in this country.
  I stand by President Clinton's veto of the rescissions bill on behalf 
of the 20 million schoolchildren in Texas and the hundreds at Crespo 
elementary who benefit from the antiviolence and drug funding.

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