what Joshua had to say was awesome. I mean, here we have a 10-year-old kid who is looking up at three rows of chairs and a row of Congress people up at the top, and very eloquently goes through his testimony and very eloquently answers the…

this evening I rise to pay special tribute to a very special school, Holland Christian Schools, as they prepare to recognize and celebrate their centennial. For a century, Holland Christian Schools, located in Holland, Michigan, has…

Does that analysis also take into account or talk about how much money they are projecting will be invested into the public schools, not into the investment scholarship funds?

There is a school, Lincoln School. This is a landlocked community, so they are suffering from a problem that, again, the technocrats call 'declining enrollment.' There are just not as many kids around. This was a critical school in a…

Right. I think in fairness now to what is going on with H.R. 1, we are hoping that the results of H.R. 1 will be less focused on process and more focused on results, and so we will have much less of a process debate. But this gets to be…

I think that is where, when we talk about education, the important thing that we always have to keep the focus on is the kids. And the criteria that we as policymakers have to really embrace is we need to put together a system that enables…

I think it is exactly what the people have found in the State of Arizona, where the numbers clearly indicate that there is an eager group of people who are willing to, and have a desire, and are willing not to be taxed, but to say, if I…

Mr. Speaker, while the conference report that we are considering today includes some important and exciting education reforms, I will not be able to support this bill. However, I do encourage my colleagues to vote for the rule and move the…

The best thing for America is to get the stimulus package in place and get Americans back to work. It is the best thing for individual American families. It is the best thing for communities. Some of our communities are really hurting. If…

But failure to act by the other body means that we do not get a stimulus package plus that our unemployed do not get the extension in unemployment benefits and they do not get the access to health care. So their inaction is hurting those…

I think that last point is the most important. We need to do a stimulus package, and the inability of the other body to even consider in debate a package is very disappointing. We do not help the workers that are unemployed today. We do…

first I would like to offer my strong support for the fiscal year 2002 intelligence authorization bill. I believe it is a good, bipartisan product that addresses both the urgent short-term needs, as well as the long-term rebuilding…

I applaud the gentleman for bringing forward this amendment... This amendment preserves that.

My amendment withholds $65 million from the $676 million in H.R. 2506 for the Andean counter-drug initiative for the Peruvian military and police forces until two things happen. First, the Secretary of State submits to Congress a full…

Mr. Chairman, my district represents roughly 150 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. On a day-to-day basis the quality of life and the very livelihood of many of my constituents are directly affected by Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. The…

I think the debate and the discussion that I just heard really does crystallize the exact debate as to where we need to hold and what accountability really is. The President's plan originally talked about flexibility, it talked about…

Currently, H.R. 1 gives local school districts a new opportunity to use some of their Federal funds in a way that will benefit their students. This transferability option will allow school districts to transfer up to 50 percent of the…

technology can be a powerful means of increasing student achievement. State and local school districts are already experimenting with promising technology programs from on-line research services to distance learning initiatives. Such…

when the President came to Washington, he announced a bold plan, a bold plan to reform education, by giving more flexibility to the States, by holding the schools accountable for results and by empowering parents. Over the last 3 months…

Mr. Chairman, the Federal Government put in place a mandate to local schools and States to implement testing, to be implemented for 2001. That is this year. We have that mandate in place, and now as local school districts are implementing…

Regrettably, today, I come to the floor to voice my opposition to H.R. 1. At the beginning of his presidency, President Bush outlined a bold vision for education that would move power and authority back to parents and back to States; a…

Mr. Chairman, accountability is one of the keys to improving our Nation's education system. There is no doubt about that. Accountability is so important that the President has made it one of the three cornerstones of his education reform…

I would like to urge strong support for this rule. It is a fair rule. It will allow us to vote on amendments which will restore the President's plan. The President's reform plan for education was a delicately balanced approach, providing…

continuing my reservation, let me just share a few facts about the tragedy on April 20. James and Veronica, also known as Roni Bowers of Muskegon, Michigan, were missionaries affiliated with the Calvary Church of Fruitport, Michigan, and…

I thank my colleagues from Illinois for pulling together the special order to recognize the accomplishments of our colleague, Mr. Ewing. Before I do that, I cannot help but acknowledge the contributions of the gentleman sitting in the…