[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H8731-H8732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 CUTS IN EDUCATION ENDANGER OUR FUTURE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday, September 16, in Rocky 
Mount, NC, I am hosting a youth summit.
  More than 800 young people have already confirmed that they will 
attend. They care about the future.
  These young people are encouraged by past success stories and support 
for their positive and productive attitudes.
  Unfortunately, this Congress has given these young people little to 
be hopeful for.
  Thousands of Pell grants will be eliminated, the cost of student 
loans will skyrocket, there will be less funding for Head Start and 
Healthy start, Goals 2000 will be eliminated, title I 

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will be cut, the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program will be cut and 
summer jobs are eliminated.
  The young people who will join me on Saturday are not those who 
images dominate our perceptions. They are not violent. They are not 
involved in drug sales. They are the majority.
  What will I say to these young people? Instead of a bright future, 
Congress now offers you a bleak future.
  This blind march to a balanced budget has taken us down the wrong 
path. I wonder where it is taking our youth?
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you, what should we say to our youth? What is 
their future?
  Mr. Speaker, this is no way to encourage our future.

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