Frank Lautenberg: “Mr. President, I stand to support the amendment presented by the distinguished Senator from Illinois. Senator…”

“Mr. President, I stand to support the amendment presented by the distinguished Senator from Illinois. Senator Moseley-Braun's amendment is a critical issue in terms of how we deal with the educational requirements of our young people. The condition is so outrageous that the GAO says that there are more than 14 million children attending schools that are in need of extensive repair or replacement. Several million attend schools with safety code violations, and, as I mentioned, leaky roofs are in schools that house 12 million students. The GAO found the problem of crumbling schools transcends demographic and geographic boundaries.”