[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TIME FOR A CEASE FIRE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. It's time to cease fire and sit down and 
negotiate. One would believe that I'm speaking about the conflict in 
the Mid East and about Libya. What I'm really speaking about is the 
Governor of the State of Texas and the challenge that we have of 
ensuring that $830 million comes back to the State of Texas for our 
school children.
  Earlier today, I had the privilege of speaking to a group of students 
from Spelman College, an Historically Black College, and I told them 
their greatest contribution can be to go into the elementary schools 
and the secondary schools and talk to them about the value of 
education. We can't see America lose its excellence in education, see 
children in 60-person classes, teachers thrown out in the street. We 
need the $830 million in the State of Texas.
  Let's resolve our differences. Let's give a commitment to the 
Secretary of Education that you will use these dollars for education 
only. Parents and teachers and students and those who are committed to 
educating our children, the best and the brightest, deserve that kind 
of commitment.
  What is America great for? It's great because we've given the 
opportunity of education to all people. Texas, it's time to cease fire. 
Sit down, negotiate, and receive $830 million Federal dollars on behalf 
of the children of Texas.

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