[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8639]
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                   RAISING PRIVATE BONDING AUTHORITY

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I listen with sadness to my colleague, the 
gentlewoman from Texas [Ms. Jackson-Lee], because good people can 
disagree, and to impugn the motives of those who simply want to give 
parents parental choice, all parents parental choice.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HAYWORTH. I have 1 minute, ma'am, and I will use my 1 minute.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I wish you would yield for false 
statements.
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the gentlewoman's words be 
taken down.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. If he is accusing me, I will interrupt him.
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I regret to ask that the gentlewoman's 
words be taken down. She just issued a false statement.
  Mr. Speaker, I will be happy to withdraw the request in the spirit of 
civility.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Calvert). Does the gentleman insist that 
the words be taken down?
  Mr. HAYWORTH. No, Mr. Speaker. If I can indeed control the time and 
offer my point of view, I will be glad to do it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman withdraw his demand?
  Mr. HAYWORTH. With respect to the civility of the House and with the 
knowledge that I control the time, I will withdraw the request.
  Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, good people may disagree. It is sad 
when people cannot allow free and open debate.
  What I am simply saying to my colleague, the gentlewoman from Texas 
[Ms. Jackson-Lee], and to all my colleagues who may disagree with me on 
a myriad of issues, is that there is nothing wrong with parental 
choice, there is nothing wrong with giving parents of every race and 
political persuasion and every ethnic group a chance to decide how best 
to educate their children.
  And for those who want to join with me to help educate in the public 
sector, as we should, I would invite them to cosponsor the Education 
Land Grant Act that I am working on for public schools and to join with 
my colleague, the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis], and me in raising 
the private bonding authority through private banks and financial 
houses from $10 million to $25 million so we can get a handle on 
education.
  The fact is, education is too big a problem to ignore and we will all 
do better when we quit impugning each other's motives.

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