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Bob Schaffer is a former U.S. Congressman who represented Colorado's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Schaffer was known for his strong advocacy of national defense, particularly in support of a national missile defense system. He also took firm stances on social issues, including opposition to the sale of fetal tissue from abortions. Schaffer has been involved in various political and educational initiatives following his congressional career, including serving as the president of the Colorado Community College System.
Our schools are important enough and our children matter enough that we ought to be willing to spend a lot of money, frankly, on education, if that spending comes along with real, meaningful reform that has the promise, offers the promise…
the real debate here should be about school choice, allowing parents to choose the school that is safe for their children. The President proposed school choice in his package No Child Left Behind, but that provision was left out of the…
During the last series of votes, 68 Republicans voted against the President on the most important provision of his Leave No Child Behind plan, and that was the portion that would have allowed students to be educated in private institutions…
I am a cosponsor of H.R. 1, and the reason I am is because the President proposed an ambitious plan, a good plan, called No Child Left Behind. This plan was adopted in terms of its vision by the Congress and translated into a bill titled…
Flexibility is the desire here. The amendment certainly achieves more of it rather than less of it in relation to the rest of the bill. Flexibility, Mr. Chairman, should be something upon which we all insist here in this Chamber…
this debate is a matter of subsidy versus choice. The amendment makes our foreign policy consistent with our domestic practices. While many Americans regard themselves as advocates of abortion choice, they clearly oppose subsidies for…
Mr. Speaker, I would say this is a great resolution, and I am honored to be able to introduce it in the House. I want to just mention all of the people back home in Colorado who have worked hard to elevate the prominence of Dearfield, and…
Mr. Speaker, today draws a close to February, which is Black History Month. Officially implemented in 1976, this month-long celebration is a time for Americans to reflect on the historical contributions of African Americans and the…
that vision of the shining city on the hill is one that the President did make a reality. And despite the fact that in the 1984 Democrat National Convention it was Governor Cuomo whose job it was to discredit the President in the course of…
I would like to close with three quotes from President Reagan. In his first inaugural address in January of 1981, he said, ``No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men…
I was in college, starting my freshman year, it was 1980, during the campaign between President Reagan and President Carter, and I remember the first debate, I think it was the debate in Cleveland, that was televised. All of my friends who…
I urge the House to adopt H. Res. 28 commending the contributions of Catholic schools. As a Roman Catholic having attended and graduated from Catholic Schools and a Catholic university, I am proud to be the original sponsor of this…