[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H291-H292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CRUSADE FOR EDUCATION

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, last night our President proposed a new 
crusade on education. I rise today in support of that crusade. Every 
Member of this Congress has heard from their constituents about how 
hard it is today to pay for a college education, and about how 
necessary it is for our children to be introduced today to the 
technology they will need for the jobs of tomorrow.
  Last night, President Clinton gave hope to all families facing the 
daunting challenge of paying for their child's college education. The 
President called upon this House to make more funds available so that 
all of our children may enter the information age. This is critical if 
we are to continue to be the economic superpower in the 21st century. 
It is my hope that no Member of

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this House would stand in the way of our children's future.
  Mr. Speaker, last night the President appealed for a new era of 
nonpartisan cooperation. I ask my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle to join with Democrats in improving the quality of education for 
every single child in America.

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