On the recordJuly 24, 2003
I strongly oppose the dismantling of the Head Start program, a program that has proven to be a winner since its inception 38 years ago. These changes will result in lowering the quality and effectiveness and quite possibly end one of the most successful programs in the Nation. The New York Times said on July 11, 2003: "The Bush administration has mastered the art of producing speeches and press that bear little resemblance to the legislative program they purport to describe." This block grant approach has loopholes that the President either does not understand or fails to acknowledge. The Boston Globe on June 16, 2003, said: "Over Democratic objections, they [Republicans] advanced a bill that would transfer Federal control of the program to as many as eight States," which has 33 percent of the students, "in a demonstration project. The measure requires those States to serve the same number of children and provide the same services.…
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