I, unfortunately, have to oppose the amendment also, and join in the comments of my colleague from Massachusetts. We tried very hard to develop a proper process for developing State plans and for the awarding of funds. We felt it was very…

I might address where I understand the suggestion to the Senator of Iowa would be to amend existing law which would make it much more simple rather than the language that the Senator presently has.

I understand the feelings of the Senator from North Carolina, and I am sure that in his State and in many other areas of the country his amendment would make a lot of sense and people would be for it. I have also traveled around the…

in my mind, there will be few bills that we consider that will be more important than the Goals 2000 bill. Goals 2000 will only be meaningful if it wakes us up and make it very clear that unless we do something, the standard of living of…

We believe very strongly it is critical we do everything we can to have the Government live up to its promise of funding special education at 40 percent. I know in my State, for instance, we now spend $71.3 million, which is about 96…

I rise in support of the compromise that we have reached with the Senator from Washington. The issue that he is addressing--reducing violence in schools--is a serious one and one I ardently support trying to solve that problem. One death…

I understand the desires of the proponents of this amendment, and I recognize the validity of taking a look at the comparisons of the private versus public school system. However, I must oppose the amendment at this time. First of all, and…

first, I want to state that I understand very clearly what the majority leader has said, and it is our intention to finish this bill today. Anyone who does leave leaves at his or her peril, to offer amendments as well as to such votes as…

If the Senator is amending the 1978 statute, would that not solve the basic problem with it?

I also would like to join in commending the Senator from West Virginia for his tremendous recitation of history and the problems of this country. He is so right, that we so often forget the teaching of history and the importance it is to…

I congratulate Senator Dole for his work on his amendment which he has put before this body regarding the United Nations and our work with it. It has helped to begin a debate that is long overdue. The last 2 years have witnessed a dramatic…