[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    REPUBLICANS OFFER THE NATION'S CHILDREN HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN 
                               EDUCATION

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am very disappointed with my 
friends across the aisle. They support the status quo for our Nation's 
education.
  Why do they consistently oppose efforts to improve the lives and 
learning of our Nation's children? The Republican education agenda is 
simple: We want to give kids a chance. We want them to be able to leave 
inferior schools that cannot even teach them to read and write. We want 
parents involved in the children's education and to trust the schools 
they send their kids to every day.
  I do not care if these schools are charter schools, public schools, 
private schools, or a school on Mars, but it is not fair to force our 
kids to go to schools where they sit in constant fear for their lives, 
where the roofs leak and the heat does not work. Why force kids to go 
to schools that do not teach? Let them attend a school where they can 
have a real educational experience and a real long-term potential.
  It is simple: The Republicans offer the Nation's children hope and 
opportunity, while across the aisle all they can offer is status quo.

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