Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Michel substitute to H.R. 6. H.R. 6 has taken a long time to come to the floor. Subcommittee hearings began in February 1993. This past February, it was marked out of subcommittee. And since February 23, we have been debating it on the floor. Four hundred and twelve days of consideration is exhaustive; but it is necessary, as this is an important bill. Quite simply what we have been debating is how to define the Federal role in education. As Governor of Delaware, I had the opportunity to visit each and every public school in my State at least once. Through these visits, I saw different schools make different decisions and different ways of carrying out their reforms--thereby charting out a course of high standards, leading to effective learning and achievement. One of the great strengths in our current system is that from the beginning, education has been locally based and funded. The Federal Government has--and continues to have--a valuable purpose in assisting with the education of our disadvantaged students. This precisely is the heart of H.R. 6.”