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On the recordMarch 23, 2000
What does a Republican budget mean for our families? Very simply, it means that we start moving towards a debt-free Nation for our children. Now that we have balanced the budget, we will eliminate the $3.6 trillion public debt over the next 13 years. It means a more secure retirement for our seniors. We stop the raid on Social Security, and we protect the Social Security surpluses into the future; a stronger effort to find cures for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and a safer world while we fulfill our promise and our pledge to those who made it that way. It also means more education dollars for our classrooms. It means more money for our kids; more money for learning, instead of bureaucracy and red tape. We are committed to funding special education. We are committed to funding Title VI. What does that mean? It means that we are going to fund innovative education program strategies, the area that gives local school districts the most flexibility in educating their kids and spending their dollars to meet their needs. We are going to make sure that we keep our commitment to those areas that have Federal facilities, military facilities, by increasing impact aid.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the implications of the Republican budget for families and education funding.

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