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Mr. Speaker, as the proud son of public school educators and a father
of two children attending public school, I am concerned about the state
of education in America.
Education is one of America's most fundamental building blocks. A solid
education system is what drives our Nation's prosperity and paves the way
to a brighter future for our great country. Yet, our President, for the
third year in a row, wants to cut funding for our public education system.
Though the President promised to support our teachers, he tried to cut
teacher quality programs by $268 million in the 2004 budget.
Our President has repeatedly slashed funding for the Pell grants, which
allows thousands of deserving students the opportunity to go to college.
And his proposed budget for 2005 slashes funding for the No Child Left
Behind program which the President has repeatedly identified as one of
his top priorities by $8 billion.
Our children deserve a real education system that provides them with
a solid, quality education. |
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