Ben Cardin: “Mr. Speaker, I point out to the gentleman from Michigan that the popular 10-10-10 program in Michigan would not satisfy…”

“Mr. Speaker, I point out to the gentleman from Michigan that the popular 10-10-10 program in Michigan would not satisfy the requirements of this bill. It would be an unfunded mandate of $377 million to a State. I know why, because they want to get rid of him because it was his memo on February 2, 2002, that says this bill is going to cost between 8 and $11 billion in unfunded liability. We did not make that number up. That came from the Congressional Budget Office. The chairman is ignoring 280,000 kids in California who are not served.”