[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday 27 House Republicans 
sent a letter to Chairman Livingston asking that the House include 
additional funds for education. I want to commend our Republican 
colleagues who believe, as I do, that these massive cuts in education 
will affect the future of our children.
  Education is not a waste. It is not pork. And our young people are 
not expendable resources. On the contrary, education is the key to our 
children's future and the key to our country's future success. Cutting 
our commitment to education is the equivalent of declaring war on 
ourselves. One need only look at our world competitors and see who is 
lengthening the school year, raising their standards and improving the 
product of their school system and adding money to education funding 
rather then cutting it.
  I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to consider what we 
are doing in our education system, both in terms of funding and also 
the message we are sending to our Nation's children. We hear so much 
about providing a better future for our children and grandchildren. It 
is time to put our money where our mouth is.

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