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




                      REPUBLICAN CUTS IN EDUCATION

  (Mr. HILLIARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, Republicans in Congress seem to enjoy 
destruction more than they do creation. They have attacked our Nation's 
children and young adults.
  Republicans in Congress have slashed education more than $36 billion. 
And why? To pay for the monstrous tax breaks that they have proposed 
for their wealthiest supporters. By slashing our education budgets, our 
kids will have more overcrowded classrooms, fewer computers, and fewer 
teachers.
  The Republican plans will cut Head Start by 45,000 kids by 1996. They 
will cut $23 million from the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program and, 
ultimately, deny many millions of students access to college education 
by cutting back on direct student loans and the Pell Grant Program.
  Mr. Speaker, we know the Republicans do not care about the Nation's 
children and we also know they do not care about public education. 
After all, most of their kids are in private schools anyway.

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