[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, an important measure was recently passed 
by this House that begins to liberate American families. Those of us 
who talk about values like faith, family and personal responsibility 
must pursue policies that reinforce those values.
  Allowing families to save for their children's education through 
education savings accounts is one such policy. Fourteen million 
American kids will benefit from this program. Our friends on the left 
say that they know best how education dollars should be spent. We say 
parents do. This is one more chapter in the ongoing debate.
  Mr. Speaker, we want to return power and resources from the 
bureaucratized Federal Government back to American families. The good 
news is American families are winning.

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