H.R. 1995 is a flawed alternative to the President's proposed Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999.

We need to show all our children that when it comes to making their classrooms and communities safe from gun violence, America did not take a summer vacation.

For the first time since Dr. King was killed, we have more evidence than we have ever had that, when children do well, we are all strengthened.

All our kids need a chance to live their dreams, and the American dream needs for all Americans to be blessed by the opportunity that has given so much to us.

Kids' lives are at stake—not just in scenes of carnage, like what happened at Littleton.

To keep our children safe, we simply must do more to keep guns away from young people and out of the hands of criminals.

Most importantly, the Administration supports common sense gun legislation to help keep guns out of the hands of children and criminals.

My budget includes a $1.3 billion proposal to restore health care benefits to children and pregnant women.

Together, we can make our children the best readers in the world.

We must work to make airbags safer for children and smaller adults.

The Senate should pass the Kennedy-Murray amendment and give our Nation's children the individual attention they deserve in the classroom.

We will never be the country we ought to be in the 21st century until every child gets a world-class education.

We also have to recognize that we're not yet giving all of our children a world-class education.

So let us tonight commit together to work on the things that matter to real people and to the children and their future.

It's now possible to get help with doctor bills, medicines, and hospital care for your children.

Nothing is more important than keeping our children healthy.

I know we have a lot of things to do today, but I'd like to spend my few moments talking about the education of our kids.

I think it is very important that we invest more money, as we have more children, and as we are going to have to replace a large number of teachers who will be retiring.