[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19453]
[From the U.S. 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 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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