[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E751-E752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
funding the House Appropriations Committee appropriated for the 
following national projects my colleagues and I requested as part of FY 
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, H.R. 1105:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Education, Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reach Out and Read
  Address of Requesting Entity: 56 Roland Street, Suite 100D, Boston, 
MA 02129-1243
  Description of Request: $4,965,000 for the Reach Out and Read 
Program, authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to 
make literacy programs a standard part of pediatric primary care, 
trains doctors and nurses to train parents, and helps

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families and communities encourage early literacy skills. Specifically, 
this funding will be used to ensure that all children and families 
receive the support and assistance they need to develop these skills 
and children are prepared to start kindergarten ready to learn. I 
support the funding of this nation-wide program and note that Delaware 
does not benefit more from this funding more than any other state.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Education, Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Teach for America
  Address of Requesting Entity: 315 West 36th Street, 7th Floor, New 
York, NY 10018
  Description of Request: $14,895,000 for the Teach for America 
Program, authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to 
provide for recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting a national 
teacher corps in underserved communities. I support the funding of this 
nation-wide program and note that Delaware does not benefit more from 
this funding more than any other state.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Education, Safe Schools and 
Citizenship Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Center for Civic Education
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5145 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 
91302-1440
  Description of Request: $25,095,000 for Center for Civic Education's 
We the People Program and Cooperative Education Exchange Program, 
authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of 
the Civic Education Program to support programs which represent the 
federal government's most effective means of educating American 
students about the fundamental ideals of our nation and to assist 
emerging democracies in establishing a political culture supportive of 
democratic values, principles, and institutions. I support the funding 
of this nation-wide program and note that Delaware does not benefit 
more from this funding more than any other state.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Education, Safe Schools and 
Citizenship Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Center for Civic Education
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5145 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 
91302-1440
  Description of Request: $5,019,000 for Center for Civic Education's 
National Council of Economic Education for cooperative Education 
Exchange Program, authorized under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program to support 
programs which represent the federal government's most effective means 
of educating American students about the fundamental ideals of our 
nation and to assist emerging democracies in establishing a political 
culture supportive of democratic values, principles, and institutions. 
I support the funding of this nation-wide program and note that 
Delaware does not benefit more from this funding more than any other 
state.

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