[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              EDUCATION SAVINGS AND SCHOOL EXCELLENCE ACT

  (Ms. DUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, the most important gift parents can give their 
children is a quality education. This precious gift will open doors of 
opportunity, and it will ensure that a parent's wish is fulfilled: that 
the next generation will enjoy a better quality of life than the last.
  Educating a child is not easy. It is expensive, too often 
bureaucratic and much too often out of a parent's control.
  For the moms and dads who are struggling to give the gift of 
education to their children, help is on the way.
  The Education Savings and School Excellence Act will help families 
save for their children's educations and give parents control over 
where their children are educated.
  On behalf of the 90,000-plus children in the district I represent in 
Washington State, those children heading to college, I urge the United 
States House to pass this important legislation. We must do all we can 
to assure that no child is left behind.

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