[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H4681-H4682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         PRESIDENT'S SCHOOL REFORM TOUR NEEDS GEOGRAPHY LESSON

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton has often used bus 
tours and the like to promote his latest proposals for new government 
programs. As you recall, his most notable tour advocated the First 
Lady's massive Federal health care plan. The President's latest road 
trip involves his school reform tour which will take him to four 
different cities in the United States. But before the President leaves 
for his tour, he may want to consult with a geography teacher. 
Apparently, the President's first official school reform tour website 
showed the State of

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Kentucky relocated to the area currently known as Tennessee. The White 
House, justifiably embarrassed by the incident, has corrected its 
website. However, it begs the question, should a White House that 
cannot even correctly identify which States are which be mapping out 
key education reforms that will affect our children? This concerns me 
and it should concern the American people.

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