    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [March 8, 1999]
    [Page 328]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the Kennedy-Murray Amendment to Proposed Education
    Flexibility Partnership Legislation
    March 8, 1999

        The Republican leadership continues to block a vote on an amendment
    to finish the job of hiring 100,000 teachers to reduce class size.
    Communities across the country need to know that Congress will live up
    to the bipartisan commitment we made last fall to fund this effort. The
    American people expect us to work together to improve the education of
    our students. I call on the Republican leadership to allow an up-or-down
    vote on more teachers and smaller classes.