[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 113 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H6967-H6968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SCHOOL MODERNIZATION

  (Mr. WU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues know, I have been a strong 
proponent of reducing classroom size by

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 adding 100,000 additional qualified teachers across America. But we 
need classrooms for these teachers to teach, and modern, decent 
facilities where these students can learn. That is why I strongly, 
strongly support the school modernization initiative which will help 
build more school space and modernize aging school facilities.
  Schools like Findlay Elementary School near my home in Oregon which 
has trailers, trailers in the front lawn and in the parking lot; school 
districts like that in Astoria which has not added a new classroom 
since 1927. Many classrooms there have only one electric plug in the 
wall.
  This does not evidence a commitment to our children. We show that we 
value our children by giving them the facilities where they can truly 
learn. We should start building additional modern school facilities 
today.

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