[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PUBLIC EDUCATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE

  (Mr. GREEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, America has a deep and strong commitment to 
public education. Education is a need for all Americans. Public 
education needs to be available for all Americans, not just a select 
few. In America we try to provide education for everyone.
  Vouchers take away valuable resources from public education and 
provide it only to that select few. This program is not about school 
choice. It is about destroying the public education system and leaving 
the majority of America's youth without a choice and without a good 
education.
  Today we have a fine group of young Texans from El Paso who attend 
public schools, who are here with us in Washington. Public education 
provides an opportunity for their future. It provides opportunity to 
many families not only in my own district but throughout our Nation who 
choose public education.

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