Gerald Ford said "I believe that my good friend's amendment, Mr. Holt, if I am not mistaken, does give control of how the funds are used completely to the States and local schools. It does not pull the Eisenhower program out of Ed-Flex, it does not prevent local schools from using Eisenhower funds for teacher training and other subjects, and it does not add burdensome paperwork requirements to the waiver process. I have great respect for the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers) but even if it did cause a little extra paperwork to ensure that our math and science teachers are trained to ensure that our kids are being trained for the global marketplace that awaits, and I would hope that my friends on the other side would be sensitive to the children in this debate and not to perhaps the ideology that all of us are espousing here." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 10, 1999

I believe that my good friend's amendment, Mr. Holt, if I am not mistaken, does give control of how the funds are used completely to the States and local schools. It does not pull the Eisenhower program out of Ed-Flex, it does not prevent local schools from using Eisenhower funds for teacher training and other subjects, and it does not add burdensome paperwork requirements to the waiver process. I have great respect for the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers) but even if it did cause a little extra paperwork to ensure that our math and science teachers are trained to ensure that our kids are being trained for the global marketplace that awaits, and I would hope that my friends on the other side would be sensitive to the children in this debate and not to perhaps the ideology that all of us are espousing here.

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Gerald Ford

Republican · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to education funding and local control during a House floor debate.

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