[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CALIFORNIA ELECTION AND EDUCATION

  (Mr. GRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, as to Mr. Dornan's case, I believe the 
procedures that the House has to review elections are being followed. 
It is a question of how many ineligible, illegal people voted. That is 
something we should take up, and I am confident that as a body we will 
do a good job of doing that when the time comes.
  Education. A lot has been said about education. Apparently there is a 
great confrontation about the Nation. The President said he would veto 
the Labor-HHS bill if we do not agree to national testing. Mr. 
President, you just do that. If you want to federalize education, we 
will have a fight. It is a fight long overdue.
  Your agenda has been since day one to take everything local and make 
it national. National testing is a $39 million farce, 90 to $100 
million to implement the test in 1999. It is truly a local function 
being done in abundance. We need to stop testing children. We know the 
problems. We need to start educating children. If he wants to veto the 
bill and shut the Government down to federalize education, I think that 
is a debate that is long overdue, and I await that day.

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