[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HELP FOR D.C. SCHOOLS

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I just want to correct the record. The 
District is nobody's burden and no one's responsibility except the 
responsibility of the residents of the District. I correct what the 
Speaker said in that regard.
  The majority claims it wants to help, it wants a D.C. voucher bill to 
help D.C. youngsters. How can such a claim be credible when a veto of 
vouchers has been promised and a lawsuit would be inevitable?
  Do Members want to help? Our youngsters need help now. Twenty-five 
percent of our students will be attending a newly established summer 
program to keep them from failing, to quickly improve their performance 
and even to offer advanced work and enrichment as the city pressures 
themselves to new and more vigorous standards.
  Do my colleagues want to help? Help these 25 percent who need our 
help now. Vouchers for 7,000 kids will not do it.

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