[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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               MORE MONEY FOR PAKISTAN, LESS FOR SCHOOLS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, the President's sequester has gone 
into effect and, according to the White House, the sky is falling. The 
administration is on a tour de fear with the American people, yet it 
has the power to prioritize spending.
  Who made the priority list? Pakistan. That's right, Madam Speaker. In 
the midst of doom and gloom of sequestration, the administration is 
quietly shelling out an additional $37 million to Pakistan. That's over 
half of the $67 million being cut from public education in Texas.
  Pakistan is the Benedict Arnold nation in the list of countries we 
call allies. Pakistani leaders are continuing to vilify the United 
States on one hand and, with the sleight of hand, take our money--money 
I believe ends up in the hands of radical extremists. Pakistan plays 
the game of dangerous, dishonest deceit by pretending to be our ally in 
the war on terror while simultaneously giving a wink and a nod to 
extremism.
  Mr. President, fund our schools, not a disloyal ally.
  And that's just the way it is.

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