[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             WE MUST INVEST IN EDUCATION, NOT STEAL FROM IT

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to comment on more than 
one thing. First, Mr. Speaker, make no mistake about it, I say to the 
American people, the deficit was increased last night with the vote 
that was taken.
  Something extraordinary happened in the 14th Congressional District, 
just as something extraordinary happened last night in this Chamber, 
but it is far more positive. It happened a week ago this last Tuesday, 
June 2, where the voters of the 14th Congressional District, in 
community after community, voted and passed four school bond measures.
  Mr. Speaker, this is extraordinary, not only for what I said, but in 
California there is a requirement that there be a two-thirds vote, a 
two-thirds vote in order to make that happen. So the people of my 
congressional district, Mr. Speaker, understand that we will end up 
with many deficits in this country if we do not, in fact, invest in 
education.
  On Sunday, Tomorrow's Leaders Today, in Sunnyvale, CA, graduated 36 
young people by investing in their education. Mr. Speaker, take notice 
from the people of the 14th Congressional District: Education, 
education, education. Invest in it, do not steal from it.

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