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On the recordJuly 13, 1995
Well, first of all there is not $30 million of bureaucracy. There is at least $10 million for adult education here, which the gentleman does not restore, and adult education is a very, very significant part of the Indian education money and bureaucracy. What is a bureaucracy my colleagues? My two sons are lieutenants in the Army. They are part of the administration of the Army. I guess we could call that bureaucracy and reduce the bureaucracy of the Pentagon. When it comes to Indians, we call it bureaucracy. When it is the military, it is part of the important administration which my two sons serve in. So it is very easy to give a bad name, and call it bureaucracy, but of the $30 million, over $10 million, almost $11 million, is for adult education. It is extremely important. So I think the main issue here is not so much where we take the money for restoration, but how much money is restored. I say to my colleagues, ``You still are $30 million short in your restoration, and a good chunk of that $30 million is for adult education.''
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing funding for adult education in Indian education during a House debate.

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