[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DANGEROUS CUTS IN EDUCATION

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, last night I spoke on the House floor about 
the devastating cuts House Republicans are making to education.
  After I left the floor, a Member on the other side of the aisle 
challenged the accuracy of my remarks--forcing me to repeat the facts 
to my colleagues and the American people today.
  Fact: According to the Department of Education, the Labor-HHS 
appropriations bill passed by the House last year cuts education 
programs by 13 percent in 1 year alone. In fact, almost one-half of the 
bill's cuts come from education.
  Fact: According to the Department of Education, if the Gingrich 
Republicans continue to fund education at the level in the current 
continuing resolution, education will be cut by a total of $3.1 billion 
below last year--resulting in the largest cut to education in the 
history of this country.

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  The facts are clear, but if my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle can't do the math, I'd suggest that they go back to school for a 
little math refresher course. Then, maybe they'll learn that their cuts 
to education are both real and dangerous.

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