On the recordMay 14, 1997
To sum it up, Mr. President, what this bill says is that prior to 1974, almost 1 million kids were totally excluded from not receiving education only because they were disabled. Now they are in school, they are learning, they are becoming productive citizens, they are working. They are taxpayers, not tax consumers. They are not in institutions any longer. Are there problems out there? Yes, but we are meeting those problems, and we are a better and stronger country because of what we did 22 years ago. This bill moves us into the 21st century by saying that we are going to strengthen this law and we are going to provide that this country meets its obligations to all of our children, including children with disabilities. Again, this is a bill that reaches out and lifts up everyone in this country. I urge its passage.
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