Jerry Nadler: “the Republican majority's political gamesmanship knows no bounds--even when it comes to defaulting on the most important…”

“the Republican majority's political gamesmanship knows no bounds--even when it comes to defaulting on the most important obligation of this House, providing for our children's future. Because of Republican intransigence on the fiscal year 1996 budget, which is now almost half a year overdue, local schools have been severely injured, now knowing how much Federal aid they will receive, not knowing how many teachers they can hire, how many books they can buy, what kind of science programs they can run. Not only do the Republicans think it is a good idea to slash education funds to pay for a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, but now their irresponsibility is crippling local school boards' ability to spend whatever money we do send them. Let's stop shooting dice with our children's futures. Let's fund the Government for the second half of the fiscal year and commit ourselves to supporting the President's proposal to increase funding for such crucial educational programs as title I for basic reading, writing, and math skills, Pell grants, safe and drug free schools, and the School to Work Program.”