[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21818-21819]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY; RESULTS, NOT PROCESS

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                               speech of

                    HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR.

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 3, 2000

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to our 
distinguished colleague from Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, the Honorable 
William Goodling. Bill Goodling has served his constituents and the 
nation in this body for more than a quarter century. In that time, he 
has proven himself a dedicated public servant, one who recognizes the 
importance of, as he says, quality over quantity and results over 
process.
  That philosophy has been most apparent during his tenure as Chairman 
of the Education and the Workforce Committee. Over the past six years, 
Bill Goodling has worked tirelessly for fair and comprehensive 
education and labor policy. He has advocated returning control over our 
children's education to parents, teachers, principals, and local school 
districts because Bill knows that no one is better qualified to meet 
their educational needs than the people who interact with them every 
day.
  In fact, very few among us are as well suited as Bill Goodling to 
championing the improvement of this nation's educational system. Prior 
to coming to Washington, he served his community as a teacher, 
principal, and coach.

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He even served as school superintendent, so he knows first-hand the 
educational needs of children.
  From his development of the Even Start Program to aid parents in 
supporting this children's learning process and his support of the Ed 
Flex bill, to his push to increase the percentage of American children 
receiving quality education from the current 50 percent to 100 percent, 
we know that Bill Goodling has recognized the need to work today to 
create a better tomorrow.
  I know I speak for many of our colleagues when I say that Bill 
Goodling's insight and experience will be missed. Thank you, Bill, for 
your many years of service, and good luck in your future endeavors.

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