[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3812]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    OPPOSING EDUCATION SPENDING CUTS

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to 
sit and not say anything about how we are damaging our future. We 
cannot consider the kind of cuts that are proposed to our future and 
think that this country will be prosperous. This plan eliminates the 
funding for math and science partnerships. We must make strategic 
investments in STEM education in order to maintain a competitive 
workforce.
  This plan eliminates Even Start, Reading is Fundamental, and Striving 
Readers. It cuts more than $1 billion from Head Start. This represents 
a massive setback for youth who are most in need. This plan is 
especially damaging for our youngest children just beginning their 
academic careers. These children will fall behind before they even get 
started. The Reading is Fundamental program has provided books for 
young children whose families cannot afford them.
  Mr. Speaker, we must not allow our country to continue to fall behind 
in competitiveness.

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