[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         OPPOSING SEQUESTRATION

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the 
huge education cuts that are in the sequester. Massive sequestration is 
an inefficient way to make spending decisions that affect millions of 
Americans. However, this is what we agreed to, and the House majority 
has not had an open and frank debate on how this Chamber can reduce our 
national deficit while helping our students and hardworking educational 
professionals succeed.
  On education alone, sequestration will reduce funding for the 
Department of Education and Head Start by an estimated $4.8 billion. 
Department of Education funding will return to pre-2003 levels, 
impacting between 8.9 million and 9.4 million students. Potential job 
losses in the education field are projected to be between 74,600 and 
80,500. These cuts will come as schools and colleges enroll more 
students and the cost of services increases.
  I call on Members on both sides of the aisle to join me in finding a 
better way to reduce our deficit while protecting our children, 
students, and educational professionals.

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