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…

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…

let me just congratulate the gentleman from Iowa and the gentleman from New York for the wonderful and extraordinary work they have done on this. I rise in strong support of H.R. 10, the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, and I…

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.

For years now we have been looking to how to restore civility to the House. Now I know all we have to do is introduce a resolution supporting our teachers and we find the thing that all of us agree upon. I in Delaware have had the…

I also rise in support of H. Con. Res. 84, the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Let me tell Members that the meat is there now. The bottom line is that we are obligated by statute to pay 40 percent of the education of those with…

I do rise today in absolute full support of the conference report to H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999. I cannot thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer) enough. He was there through thick and thin. We went…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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

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

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

After-school programs can be exceptionally beneficial for kids.

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 rise today to encourage Members to support S. 447. Although it would be my intention to consider amendments to Impact Aid during the authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act this bill addresses a problem of a more…

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.

It is my understanding, Mr. Chairman, that under ESEA all the things the gentleman is talking about have to be in place by the school year 2000-2001 one. Right now, although 17 schools may be ready for it, right now none have their final…

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…

This is a relatively simple amendment. I will take very little time to explain it. It pertains to oversight and reporting requirements, as sort of a follow-up on some of the earlier discussions about GAO. It strengthens accountability by…