[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2007

  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Speaker, I was not present to vote on 
Wednesday, May 2, 2007, because I was in my upstate New York district, 
attending the funeral of State Trooper David Brinkerhoff, a State 
trooper killed in the line of duty.
  Had I been present, I would have voted in the following way:
  (1) Democratic Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Head 
Start Rule--``yea.''
  (2) H. Res. 348--Rule providing for consideration of the Head Start 
bill--``yea.''
  (3) H. Res. 350--Rule providing for consideration of the NIST bill--
``yea.''
  (4) Will the House, on reconsideration, pass the Iraq Supplemental, 
the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?--
``yea.''
  (5) Price (GA) Amendment. Establishes an 8-state Block Grant 
demonstration of Head Start program which would eliminate Head Start 
program standards, weaken oversight and accountability, remove local 
control, and end Head Start as we know it.--``nay.''
  (6) Sestak/Tierney/Courtney Amendment. Authorizes a loan forgiveness 
program for Head Start teachers to support better teacher quality in 
Head Start programs.--``yea.''
  (7) Hirono Amendment. Improves the Early Head Start program by making 
needed improvements to the training and technical assistance system in 
Early Head Start.--``yea.''
  (8) Mica Amendment. Moves the deadline up by 2 years for when Head 
Start teachers must have B.A.'s, without providing additional resources 
to ensure programs would not have to reduce other core services.--
``nay.''
  (9) Putnam Amendment. Removes the bill's improved accountability 
measures that include a system of program quality review by requiring 
all Head Start programs to be re-competed every 5 years regardless 
oftheir quality; draws funding away from the classroom for greater 
federal bureaucracy.--``nay.''
  (10) Carnahan Amendment. Ensures programs can maintain quality 
services by allowing grantees to negotiate enrollment levels when 
appropriations are insufficient to cover COLA.--``yea.''
  (11) Shuler/Ellsworth/Loebsack Amendment. Affirms eligibility of 
faith-based organizations as Head Start grantees and applauds role of 
community and faith based organizations in the Head Start program.--
``yea.''

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