Michael Castle

Another question. Does it include accounting standards applicable to capital raising under applicable securities laws and the Securities Act of 1933?

I am disappointed in the Senate's action on this, I have agreed to let this bill pass today and move the process forward. Can we agree that the committee will, early next year, begin to look into this matter more closely with the National…

In the five previous years, including two Presidents, the Republicans have put an increase of 48.2 percent in education funding K through 12, or 8.2 percent per year. In the 5 years before that, when the Democrats were in charge of the…

I rise in support of this most important trade agreement. Failure by this Congress to extend PNTR would squander a decade and a half of negotiations, invite the unraveling of China's extensive WTO commitments, and punish American…

It is very simple. It just calls on local governments and States and the Federal Government to keep statistics on the number of infants abandoned in public places each year. We have heard a lot of stories as to why that should happen. It…

Reclaiming my time, I do not agree at all with what the gentleman has just stated, and I do not think he is at fault in this at all. But I believe those who did those allocations, I believe the leadership in looking at this in overlooking…

Reclaiming my time, I assume that is also true. However I will say that clearly both of those should have assumed this. These are matters which we knew were coming, and they should have been assumed in both of those particular projections…

In my judgment we are here to discuss the budgetary aspects of this and why are we declaring a census which has been called for since 1789 in this country to be an emergency. The bottom line answer is, it is not an emergency, it is not…

I congratulate the Sons of the American Revolution in their outstanding choice of Dr. Howard F. Horne, Jr. as President General.

I rise to honor the newly elected President General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Howard F. Horne, Jr., Ph.D.

I am pleased to join with my colleagues on the Committee on Education and the Workforce to introduce a resolution urging Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.

It is a pleasure to join Congresswoman Tauscher today in emphasizing the importance of after-school programs for the future of our Nation's children and, in return, our nation's future.

I am thoroughly convinced that we must carefully focus our attention on children, especially in their earliest years.

The ACE Act would not spend a lot of money, but it would set a ball in motion that can lead the Congress to better information and better decision making on how to proceed with meeting the needs of our children and families with…

We, as leaders of this Nation, need to focus on improving the quality of children's out-of-school time.

Studies have shown that students who attend productive after-school programs make significant academic gains, enjoy school more, feel more safe, and are less likely to participate in delinquent behaviors year round.

After-school programs can be exceptionally beneficial for kids.

Juvenile crime rates go up 300 percent after 3 p.m. and over half of all juvenile crime occurs between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

For too many of our children, the hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. are spent engaged in delinquent or unproductive behavior.

Indeed, evidence is continually emerging to prove what we have always intuitively known about the importance of out-of-school time for children, their health and well being, and their academic growth.

I want to thank my colleague from California, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher for her comments about the importance of after-school programs.

The bottom line is that they have to do these things by 2000-2001 anyhow under ESEA, and the gentleman is moving up the time.

My view is, based on what our knowledge is, that if the Miller amendment passes, that we have only 21 States that have performance standards in place and we have no States that have their final assessments in place, and that means that no…

I rise in support of 2560, the Little Rock Nine Medals and Coin Act. This bill directs the production of nine Congressional Gold Medals on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas…

H.R. 3506 was introduced by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers) and cosponsored by 296 Members. It authorizes President Clinton to present to Gerald R. and Betty Ford a gold medal on behalf of Congress and in recognition of their…