[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         EDUCATION SAVINGS ACT

  (Mr. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of the 
Education Savings Act for public and private schools.
  Last year we passed the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 giving families 
the first tax cut in 16 years and making college more affordable by 
establishing education savings accounts.
  Today, I will vote to give parents even more control over their 
children's future. This bill gives tax incentives for parents to save 
money for their children's K-through-12 education. It gives control to 
the parents.
  I support this bill because it allows them to use their own personal 
money, their after-tax dollars, not the government's money, to give 
their children the best education possible that they can achieve. 
Nebraska families, families all across America, deserve an opportunity 
to save money tax-free for K-through-12 education. Parents, not the 
government, should decide how to spend their money on their children's 
education.
  Let us stand today with the children, let us stand today with the 
parents, let us stand today for education in America. Support the 
Education Savings Act.

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