[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           EDUCATION POP QUIZ

  (Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, it is time for a pop quiz. 
Parents, teachers and local educators, get out your number two pencils.
  Question number one: Who do you trust more when it comes to educating 
your kids?
  A. Yourselves.
  B. Washington bureaucrats.
  Question number two: Who should decide whether your school district 
needs more teachers, more books, more computers or more funds for 
school construction?
  A. Yourselves.
  B. Washington bureaucrats.
  Question number three: Who has a better understanding of the 
individual needs of each student in your school?
  A. Yourselves.
  B. Washington bureaucrats.
  Okay. Time is up. Put down your pencils.
  Mr. Speaker, parents, teachers and local educators, if you answered 
``Washington bureaucrats'' to any of these questions, then the new $1 
billion Republican education plan for your classrooms is not for you.

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