[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1669-H1670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN

  (Mr. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, among 
the highest priorities for America's families and America's parents is 
a good education for their children and the ability of their local 
schools to be able to deliver world class standards in world class 
education for our young people and, at the same time, to make sure that 
today's students go to school in a safe environment and a drug-free 
environment.
  Unfortunately, under the current funding plan proposed by the 
Republicans we see funding for safe and drug-free schools cut by 25 
percent, funding for title I that for the first time is bringing the 
advances in technology and teacher improvements to economically 
disadvantaged schools cut by 17 percent, Goals 2000 that allows the 
Governors of States to implement world class standards in reading and 
mathematics and critical thinking in the sciences for the first time so 
that young people can compete against the best the world has to offer 
to keep America's economy strong; we see these programs slashed in this 
funding resolution. Hopefully on March 15 we will reverse that trend 
and restore aid to education.

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