[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, if the President offers you anything, you 
better turn and run. What is the President afraid of? Why does he keep 
hiding from the truth? Last year Bill Clinton threatened to veto the 
historic balanced budget agreement because it contained a provision 
establishing a tax-free savings account for education. This year he has 
maintained his steadfast opposition to this common-sense proposal. Why? 
Because he is afraid of the Nation's powerful teachers unions.
  This proposal will help millions of middle-class families save for 
the education of their children. It will give parents more power to 
make the right education choices for their kids. Mr. Speaker, the 
President should stop hiding from the truth and drop his opposition of 
tax-free education savings accounts. It is a smart way to improve 
education in America.

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