Patsy T. Mink: “the issue that I wanted to specifically comment on during this hour that I have is the education challenge which the…”

“the issue that I wanted to specifically comment on during this hour that I have is the education challenge which the Congress has faced in the past and must continue to face. All of the polls that we have seen over the last year, or perhaps even longer, indicate that the American people are absolutely driven with the concern and worry about the fate of our educational system. When simply brought into a room and asked to indicate what they think the most critical problem and issue this country faces in the next several years is, without any prompting, the vast majority of the persons that are questioned answer spontaneously, the education system. So I believe that the Congress is correct in placing a very large emphasis on the educational goals for this Nation, and certainly our President is to be commended for highlighting his commitment to education, to support reform, to make it possible for more families to send their children to higher education, to make the educational opportunities real for families all across this country.”