Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I met with my congressional colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, yesterday with New Jersey's governor, Christie…”

“I met with my congressional colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, yesterday with New Jersey's governor, Christie Todd Whitman. She noted that if the Federal share of IDEA was fully funded, our State of New Jersey would receive over $300 million more a year than we do now, and New Jersey received approximately $72 million in 1999. To pay for IDEA, money, I think as we know, has been diverted from other programs. Too often, many of the towns throughout our Nation, most particularly certainly in my State, municipalities have been forced to raise property taxes. Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to be working with the gentleman from Pennsylvania and the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Bass) and other congressional colleagues to promote full funding of the Federal obligation.”