Madam President, if I had been present at the rollcall vote on passage of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1804, the Goals 2000 bill, I would have voted ``no.'' This is not legislation that the American people would support if they were made aware of the implications of the provisions of H.R. 1804.
Expressing opposition to the Goals 2000 bill during Senate floor debate.
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