Most respectfully to our Speaker, I know his intentions are very good and honorable, and I wanted to be clear on this side of the aisle, Mr. Speaker, that we care about every single child being educated and becoming all that God meant for them to be, too. That is why we oppose the $1.08 billion cut from Head Start in H.R. 1 and the $5.7 billion cut from the Federal Pell Grant program. With that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), the ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee. (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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