Cleo Fields said "as the gentleman knows, if he is speaking of the $5 billion program, under the President's proposal, it would be paid for by the selling of the spectrums. So the $5 billion program is in fact paid for or will be paid for. An expanded program, I do not know if the gentleman was speaking of an expanded program, a serious problem in terms of the number of dollars we need to improve all of the American schools. It was in the billions, I forgot the exact number. But we have to focus on it. I think it has to be a partnership between local, State, and Federal government." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 4, 1996

as the gentleman knows, if he is speaking of the $5 billion program, under the President's proposal, it would be paid for by the selling of the spectrums. So the $5 billion program is in fact paid for or will be paid for. An expanded program, I do not know if the gentleman was speaking of an expanded program, a serious problem in terms of the number of dollars we need to improve all of the American schools. It was in the billions, I forgot the exact number. But we have to focus on it. I think it has to be a partnership between local, State, and Federal government.

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Cleo Fields

Democratic · Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing funding for educational programs during a congressional debate.

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