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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.
Yes. And with fewer responsibilities and more dollars passing through to the States and the school districts, it will be easier for the, I do not know how many accountants, hundreds of accountants over there in the Department of Education…
I do not want to denigrate these concepts. These are important things, obviously. But for anyone in a position such as the Secretary of Education in the Clinton administration is, for anyone to be in the position that he is, to define for…
These are good goals, but they really mean a lot more if you are smart on top of that. There may be some citizens, some of our constituents perhaps, who would prefer that relationships, resilience, and readiness as the Clinton…
My point being is that in a Nation where we have unacceptable national test scores in comparison to our peer nations as industrial countries, in a country where we know we have problems in education in America, Americans would expect and…
That is right. And before I get to this, I will also add to that, what these failed audits represent is money failing to get to children in American schools. That is what matters the most. Anyway, here is what he says today, the Secretary…
And parents do want the basics for their children. I think most parents understand and if given a choice would choose the kind of schools that build for their children the kind of intellectual foundation that allows them to learn more and…
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…
it is an interesting thing. What we are really talking about is treating States like States rather than subjects of a centralized Federal Government. Power was always meant, even by our Founders, to flow from the bottom up, not from the…
and that is the real message that I hope our colleagues will ponder, that we frankly do not look to the U.S. Department of Education, the Federal Government, to define the terms of quality in education across the country. We do have 50…
I am here on a personal crusade. I came to Congress because I have got five children and I care about their school. They are getting ready to go back to school in August. A couple of things disturb me, Mr. Speaker. The Department of…
Right here on our American currency, we find the motto we are debating here today, ``In God We Trust.'' There is nothing controversial about it. This is the motto that is on all American currency. It is something we live with routinely in…
Mr. Speaker, as to the complexity of this legislation, I would differ with the description of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) that this is a complex matter. In fact, it is nothing close to that, unless we try to read items such as…