Sep 28, 2000
Start with our Dollars to the Classroom philosophy and the legislation that we have pushed as one of our top education priorities and let us use that example by comparing how an American taxpayer would spend their money versus how…
Bob Schaffer
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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.
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Sep 28, 2000
spending the money that the taxpayers send to Washington more wisely is always a goal, and a goal to which Republicans seem to be more deeply devoted to than our friends on the Democrat side of the aisle. We can see that from the budget…
Sep 28, 2000
America's children deserve the world's best education, but they are not getting it. Even though the Federal Government has spent over $100 billion annually on education, 40 percent of our Nation's fourth graders fall below the basic level…
Sep 28, 2000
it is an unfortunate tragedy that in 1998, the U.S. Department of Education could not audit its books. We are concerned now about the inability of the Department to pass an audit of their Department. But in 1998, the books were so poorly…
Sep 27, 2000
I have an obscenity to share with the Members of the House. For the 8 years that the Clinton-Gore administration has possessed the White House, they have squandered their opportunity to fix education in America. The Third International…
Sep 26, 2000
I can think of no better example or ultimate example of local control than home schooling itself. This is a very positive topic and exciting topic because it is a topic that highlights successes and achievement throughout the country. This…
Sep 21, 2000
back home in Colorado, school is just getting underway. Three of those kids in public schools are my own, and I care about education. And I, like most parents, want the U.S. Department of Education to get the money that it spends to the…
Sep 20, 2000
As a parent of five children who rely on public education for hope and opportunity, that kind of political gamesmanship breaks my heart, Mr. Speaker. I hope that the children of America and those kids who are in school who count on us to…
Sep 19, 2000
something pretty positive happened in Hyattsville, Maryland that I want to discuss; it happened particularly at a Chevrolet dealership, at the Lustine Chevrolet dealership. It was there that a sales agent happened upon a scandal that…
Sep 14, 2000
on this day, 186 years ago in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the Star-Spangled Banner. Key was both a prominent attorney and a man of strong Christian faith and convictions. In fact, he was one of the early leaders of the American Sunday…
Sep 7, 2000
You mentioned earlier, in 3 weeks the U.S. Department of Education is going to announce that they have failed another audit, that once again they have done a poor job of accounting for the billions, almost $130 billion that they manage…
Sep 7, 2000
This is a bill, Mr. Speaker, I hope we will all focus on and look at its pernicious motives and also take a look at the legislation's effort to try to pull the rug out from underneath one of the most important civic charitable…