Dan Miller: “Mr. Chairman, as we continue debate on H.R. 6, Mr. Boehner and I have focused on trying to bring some semblance of…”

“Mr. Chairman, as we continue debate on H.R. 6, Mr. Boehner and I have focused on trying to bring some semblance of fiscal sanity to this Chamber, and to maintain some minimum level of autonomy for State and local officials to make the education decisions best suited for their unique circumstances. The technical assistance for funding equalization is another small, new spending program totaling $8 million for fiscal year 1995, intended to promote funding equalization on the State level. This spending is unnecessary. Not one cent of this $8 million will ever reach a student. It will only go to feed the education bureaucracy. This program is based on the questionable assumption that equality of resources is somehow the key to solving our education problems in America. If pouring more money into education funding was the key to solving all our problems, we would not be debating this issue today. Unlike some Members of this body, I do not believe that Federal spending, per se, is the magical solution to improved education. As a nation, we are already spending more on the education of our children than our competitors with too few results to show for it. We simply cannot afford to keep spending money we don't have.”