[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 41 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REPUBLICAN CUTS TO EDUCATION NOT NECESSARY

  (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, the Republican cuts in 
education are not necessary to balance the budget. Today's newspapers 
across our country report that the Nation's deficit this year is $145.6 
billion, down from $163.5 billion last year, and half the $292 billion 
of 4 years ago under a Republican administration.
  We have made great strides in reducing the deficit without the 
outrageous cuts in education. But the Republicans continue to insist on 
attacking public education and continue to govern piecemeal. The 
uncertainty about Federal funding has caused chaos in our local schools 
as they wait for final word on future funding for levels of elementary 
and secondary education programs. Today as we continue on the GOP's 
road, school districts across our Nation may be forced to lay off 
40,000 teachers because of the funding uncertainty, and increase class 
sizes and cause an additional decline in the quality of education.
  The American people want our children to be educated, but the 
Republicans refuse to give up on their extreme course of deep cuts 
education funding.
  The American people want a balanced budget without these education 
cuts.

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