[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

  (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a 
grassroots movement that is currently taking place all across our great 
Nation, the celebration of National School Choice Week. In many States 
across the country, events are being held to promote school choice as a 
commonsense idea that gives every parent the power and freedom to 
choose what's best for their children's education.
  Here in Washington, D.C. we've seen the positive impact of injecting 
free-market principles into the educational system. While the previous 
Congress chose to decide against innovation, I sincerely hope this new 
Congress will see fit to remember that every child is important and 
that every child learns differently.
  Across this Nation, we are seeing proposals for school choice 
expansion in places like Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Indiana and 
others. In my home State of South Carolina, I'm pleased to see that 
legislators in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle have 
introduced a bill that would give opportunity to all children in South 
Carolina to attend the school of their choice.
  It is imperative that we empower parents with the ability to choose 
the best educational experience for their child, whether it is public, 
charter, private, or home school.
  May God bless our children, and may God continue to bless the United 
States of America.

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