[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TOUCH THE FUTURE: INVEST IN EDUCATION

  (Mrs. McCARTHY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I have spent the last week 
traveling throughout my district in Mineola, Garden City, Uniondale on 
Long Island, and meeting with hundreds of children. I have visited 
their classrooms, met their teachers, and watched them work on 
computers, listened to their lessons and heard them read their books.
  These children are full of enthusiasm and spark. They want to learn 
and they are enjoying it. These are visits that have made more clear to 
me that our children are one of our Nation's most precious resources.
  I saw a bumper sticker recently that said, ``I touch the future. I 
teach.'' In Congress we can also touch the future by improving our 
educational system and making college more affordable for working 
families. And those who choose not to go to college, let us not forget 
them. We want to make sure that they have good and well-paying job 
opportunities.
  Let us pass President Clinton's 8-point educational plan, which 
includes a $10,000 tax deduction for tuition and training as well as a 
plan for 2-year, $1,000 Hope scholarships. It is important for our 
children's future. Let us do it.

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