[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      MORE GOOD NEWS: DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM REPEALS GOALS 2000

  (Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with more 
good news. Yes, it is true. Above the clamor of scandals and the 
President's threat to shut the government down, this Congress is doing 
good things. We are taking steps to shrink the power of the Federal 
Government into the lives and pocketbooks of American families.
  We just passed the Dollars to the Classroom Act. This bill can reduce 
classrooms size all over the Nation if the Senate will just pass it and 
the President will not veto it.
  You see, because President Clinton himself said, and I agree with 
him, I think we have clear direction and he should not veto this one, 
he said, ``We cannot ask the American people to spend more on education 
until we do a better job with the money we have got now.''
  As I look around this town, Washington, D.C., and see all these big 
buildings filled with bureaucracies, I know those folks that many make 
$70,000 to $100,000 should go home, and we should send that money back 
to the classrooms.
  Our Dollars to the Classroom Act also abolishes Goal 2000. This is an 
experiment that did not work. We will send that money back to the 
classrooms to achieve the goals of education excellence. Getting more 
money in the classroom is truly good news.

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