[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H2149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, today Senator Tim Hutchinson and I introduced 
the Dollars to the Classroom Act, to benefit schoolchildren and 
teachers all across this country in our public schools by directing 
that Federal funding for elementary and secondary education goes 
directly to classrooms and to teachers where the learning process 
actually takes place, by restricting how much money can be spent on 
bureaucracy.
  By requiring that 95 cents of every Federal dollar gets into the 
classroom, the children and teachers of this Nation will see an 
additional $870 million out of existing appropriations. That is $10,000 
per school, translating into $450 for every single classroom in 
America.
  I have with me a check that the Senate and House Members signed 
earlier today in the amount of $870 million. We presented this directly 
to the children.
  My colleagues have an opportunity to help bring needed change. Join 
me and the 127 cosponsors in sponsoring and introducing the Dollars to 
the Classroom Act today.

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